A headmistress is the woman who runs a whole school. Like headmaster, this is a British word, and it names the person in charge of the whole place, not just one class. It sounds even older than headmaster now.

A headmistress is the womanheadmistress是那位女性 who runs a whole school負責管理整間學校 Like headmaster就像headmaster一樣 this is a British word這是個英式用字 and it names the person in charge of the whole place指的是負責整個學校的人 not just one class不只是一個班級 It sounds even older than headmaster now現在聽起來比headmaster還要更老派

Many British schools prefer head teacher or the head, so they do not have to say if the person is a man or a woman. In American English people say principal for a man or a woman.

Many British schools prefer head teacher or the head很多英國學校比較喜歡用head teacher或the head so they do not have to say if the person is a man or a woman這樣就不用特別說這個人是男是女 In American English在美式英文裡 people say principal for a man or a woman不管是男是女都說principal

You will still see headmistress in older books and in some private-school talk. Mistress here is the old partner of master: a woman in charge. It does not mean a secret girlfriend, even though that is how many learners first meet mistress.

You will still see headmistress你還是會在 in older books and in some private-school talk比較舊的書和一些私立學校的用語裡看到headmistress Mistress here這裡的mistress is the old partner of master是master的舊時對應詞 a woman in charge指負責掌管的女性 It does not mean a secret girlfriend它不是指「小三」 even though that is how many learners first meet mistress雖然很多學習者第一次認識mistress這個字時是從那個意思開始的