a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
an owner of enslaved people, in the institution of chattel slavery; a slaveholder: Antebellum laws and codes in the South restricted the circumstances under which masters could free African Americans from slavery.
an owner of a pet or other animal: The dog waited at the end of the lane every evening to greet his master coming home.
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Older Use. the male head of a household: As the oldest son, he felt a lot of pressure to act as the master of the house after his father’s passing.
Older Use. an employer of workers or servants: The valet unpacked his master’s luggage prior to his arrival.
the dominant sexual partner in a BDSM relationship of unequal power.
a person eminently skilled in something, as an occupation, art, or science: the great masters of the Impressionist period.
a person whose teachings others accept or follow: a Zen master.
Chiefly British. a male teacher or schoolmaster.
a worker qualified to teach apprentices and to carry on a trade independently.
a title given to a bridge or chess player who has won or placed in a certain number of officially recognized tournaments.
a person holding this title.
Also called mas·ter mar·i·ner[mas-ter mar-uh-ner, mah-ster] /ˈmæs tər ˈmær ə nər, ˈmɑ stər/ . a person who commands a merchant ship; captain.
a victor or conqueror.
a presiding officer.
an officer of the court to whom some or all of the issues in a case may be referred for the purpose of taking testimony and making a report to the court.
Also called matrix . an original document, drawing, manuscript, etc., from which copies are made.
Machinery, Computers. a device or process that controls another device or process operating in a similar way.Compare slave.
Recording. matrix. a tape or disk from which duplicates may be made.
Also called cop·y neg·a·tive[kop-ee neg-uh-tiv] /ˈkɒp i ˈnɛg ə tɪv/ .Photography. a film, usually a negative, used primarily for making large quantities of prints.
of or relating to a master from which copies are made: master film; master matrix; master record; master tape.
dominating or predominant: a master play.
being a master of some occupation, art, etc.; eminently skilled: a master diplomat; a master pianist.
being a master carrying on one's trade independently, rather than a worker employed by another: a master plumber.
characteristic of a master; showing expert skill, ability, or knowledge: The chosen design was a master achievement that still amazes architects, engineers, and scientists today.
v. 有主动词 verb
to make oneself master of; become an adept in: to master a language.
to conquer or overcome: to master one's pride.
to rule or direct as master: to master a crew.
Recording. to produce a master tape, disk, or record of: The producer recorded, mixed, and mastered the new album.
These communities having been waiting for decades for park upgrades but more importantly for more park land and in that the parks master plan fails to deliver.
You might hope, naively, that by taking the cohomology of this space — finding its algebraic structure — you could calculate the weights for the master integrals that support it.
Even the evolutionary master himself was appalled on occasion.
This produces dramatically more energy than the process of fission that we’ve already mastered and doesn’t produce long-lived radioactive waste.
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In movies, that language, visual and verbal, has yet to be mastered.
He knew this was a way to reach people, and he mastered the technique.
So, the whole song was written, mixed, recorded, and mastered in 90 minutes.
With the eyes of the world upon him, he met the moment and mastered it.
After eleven years directing different themes of “Nightmare,” Harlacher has mastered the art of shock and panic.
This lesson in figures is given for the benefit of those who have not yet mastered Numeric Thinking.
When the method is mastered, the application of it is made with the greatest ease and pleasure.
If the pupil has mastered the Figure Alphabet he will proceed with the greatest satisfaction and profit.
After I have mastered the passages I am to learn a whole study, first with each hand alone, and then with both together!
Like the Abbe Sieyes, Mr. Paine had completely mastered the science of government, which was in fact extremely simple.