喜樂美語

核心畫面

At its root, a master is the one in charge — the person who has the power and the say-so over others. From that single figure, the word fans out two ways: outward to authority (the one who owns, leads, or controls), and upward to excellence (the one so skilled at a craft that the work obeys him). Whether it's the master of the house, a master of his fear, or a master , the picture is the same: someone — or something — that holds the controlling hand.

可以想成 master 的核心畫面比較像「作主的那個人」——握有權力、說了算、別人聽他的。從這個「主」的形象往兩邊長…更多收起可以想成 master 的核心畫面比較像「作主的那個人」——握有權力、說了算、別人聽他的。從這個「主」的形象往兩邊長：一邊往「權威」走（擁有、領導、掌控的人），一邊往「精通」走（一門手藝被他玩得服服貼貼，技藝高超到能完全駕馭）。不管是一家之主、駕馭自己恐懼的人、還是 master craftsman 大師傅，畫面都一樣：那隻「握著主控權」的手。

原始詞典資料43 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Masternoun

  • 1

    Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.

    • "I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid.
  • 2

    A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.

  • 3

    The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.

  • 4

    A master's degree.

  • 5

    A person holding a master's degree, as a title.

  • 6

    The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.

    • The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.
  • 7

    The owner of a slave, in some literature.

  • 8

    BDSMlifestylesexualityUsed as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.

Mastername

  • 1

    WiccalifestylereligionOne of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man.

    • ...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
    • In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.
  • 2

    bankingbusinessMastercard

  • 3

    A surname.

masternoun詞源 1/ˈmɑːstə/

  • 1

    Someone who has control over something or someone.

    • We are masters of the sea.
    • Maſters commands come with a power reſiſtleſs / To ſuch as owe them abſolute ſubjection; / And for a life who will not change his purpoſe? / (So mutable are all the ways of men) / Yet this be ſure, in nothing to comply / Scandalous or forbidden in our Law.
  • 2

    The owner of an animal or slave.

  • 3

    nauticaltransportThe captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

    • Master at two-and-twenty, and married at twenty-three—
  • 4

    datedA male head of household.

  • 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.
  • 6

    An expert at something.

    • Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
    • But that which chiefly distinguishes Addison from Swift, from Voltaire, from almost all the other great masters of ridicule, is the grace, the nobleness, the moral purity, which we find even in his merriment.
  • 7

    A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

  • 8

    datedA male schoolteacher.

另外 12 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A skilled artist.

  • 10

    datedA 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;
  • 11

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

    • She has a master in psychology.
  • 12

    A person holding such a degree.

    • He is a master of marine biology.
  • 13

    The original of a document or of a recording.

    • The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
  • 14

    entertainmentlifestylemusicThe copyright in a sound recording.

    • Many modern recording artists value owning their masters.
  • 15

    broadcastingfilmmediaThe primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

  • 16

    lawA 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.[…]
  • 17

    computingengineeringmathematicsA device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

    • a master wheel
    • a master database
  • 18

    FreemasonryfreemasonrylifestyleA person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

  • 19

    A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

  • 20

    BDSMlifestylesexualityA male dominant.

masteradj詞源 1/ˈmɑːstə/

  • 1

    Masterful.

    • a master performance
  • 2

    Main, principal or predominant.

  • 3

    Highly skilled.

    • master batsman
    • In another minute she lay peaceful and motionless under the anæsthetic — a statue, immobile, yet expressionful, as though carved by some master hand.
  • 4

    Original.

    • master copy

masterverb詞源 1/ˈmɑːstə/

  • 1

    To be a master.

  • 2

    To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

    • Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.
    • Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
  • 3

    To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

    • It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.
  • 4

    obsoleteTo own; to possess.

    • […]the wealth / That the world maſters.
  • 5

    To make a master copy of.

  • 6

    To earn a Master's degree.

    • He mastered in English at the state college.

masternoun詞源 2/ˈmɑːstə/

  • 1

    nauticaltransportA vessel having a specified number of masts.

    • a two-master

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。