mastery

US: /ˈmæstɝi/
UK: /mˈɑːstəɹi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


mastery /'mɑ:stəri/
  • danh từ
    • quyền lực, quyền làm chủ
    • ưu thế, thế hơn, thế thắng lợi
      • to get (gain, obtain) the mastery of: hơn, chiếm thế hơn, thắng thế
    • sự tinh thông, sự nắm vững, sự sử dụng thành thạo

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [U, sing.] ~ (of sth) great knowledge about or understanding of a particular thing: She has mastery of several languages. + The orchestra is unrivalled in terms of technical mastery and sheer vitality.
2 [U] ~ (of / over sb/sth) control or power: human mastery of the natural world + He struggled for mastery over his emotions.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

absolute, complete, total | gradual
Children show gradual mastery of reading in the first years at school.
| practical, technical
He plays the violin with technical mastery, but no feeling.

VERB + MASTERY

have
The allied bombers had total mastery of the skies.
| demonstrate, display, show
He shows complete mastery of the instrument.
| achieve, acquire, attain, gain

PREP.

~ of
He acquired mastery of four languages.
| ~ over
The king had absolute mastery over the country.


Concise English dictionary


masteries'mæstərɪ/'mɑːs-
noun
+great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
+power to dominate or defeat
+the act of mastering or subordinating someone