English Dictionary

master

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɑːs.tə/

名詞

古風 広義 略語 別表記

Someone who has control over something or someone. / The owner of an animal or slave. / (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner. / (dated) The head of a household.

日本語の意味

何かまたは誰かを支配・管理する者 / 動物や奴隷の所有者 / （船舶用語）商船の船長、操縦士的存在 / （古風な表現で）家の主、家長

The apprentice learned quickly under the strict master, who demanded precision in every task.

見習いは厳しい監督者のもとで素早く学び、あらゆる作業で正確さを要求された。

意味（1）

Someone who has control over something or someone.

We are masters of the sea.

意味（2）

The owner of an animal or slave.

意味（3）

(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

意味（4）

(dated) The head of a household.

意味（5）

Someone who employs others.

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

意味（6）

An expert at something.

Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

意味（7）

A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

意味（8）

(dated) A schoolmaster.

意味（9）

A skilled artist.

意味（10）

(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

Where there are little Maſters and Miſſes in a Houſe, they are uſually great Impediments to the Diverſions of the Servants;

意味（11）

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

She has a master in psychology.

意味（12）

A person holding such a degree.

He is a master of marine biology.

意味（13）

The original of a document or of a recording.

The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.

意味（14）

(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

意味（15）

(law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.

The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property.[…]

意味（16）

(engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

a master wheel

意味（17）

(Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

意味（18）

(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

意味（19）

Short for master key.

The use of masters and submasters will enable suites of rooms to be controlled by one key.

意味（20）

(BDSM) A male dominant.

Coordinate term: mistress

masters （ plural ）

mistress （ feminine ）