English-Thai Dictionary

mastery

N ความชำนาญ  ความรอบรู้  mastership kwam-cham-nan

 

mastery

N อำนาจ ควบคุม  อำนาจ บังคับบัญชา  อำนาจ ปกครอง  domination am-nad-kub-kun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MASTERY

n.Dominion; power of governing or commanding. If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops--
1. Superiority in competition; preeminence.
Every man that striveth for the mystery, is temperate in all things. 1 Corinthians 9:25.
2. Victory in war.
It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery. Exodus 32:18.
3. Eminent skill; superior dexterity.
He could attain to a mastery in all languages.
4. Attainment of eminent skill or power.
The learning and mastery of a tongue being unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other difficulties.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASTERY

Mas "ter *y, n.; pl. Masteries. Etym: [OF. maistrie.]

 

1. The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops. Sir W. Raleigh.

 

2. Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preëminence. The voice of them that shout for mastery. Ex. xxxii. 18. Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. 1 Cor. ix. 25.O, but to have gulled him Had been a mastery. B. Jonson.

 

3. Contest for superiority. [Obs. ] Holland.

 

4. A masterly operation; a feat. [Obs. ] I will do a maistrie ere I go. Chaucer.

 

5. Specifically, the philosopher's stone. [Obs. ]

 

6. The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered. He could attain to a mastery in all languages. Tillotson. The learning and mastery of a tongue, being unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other difficulties. Locke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mastery

mas ter y |ˈmast (ə )rē ˈmæst (ə )ri | ▶noun 1 comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject or accomplishment: she played with some mastery. • the action or process of mastering a subject or accomplishment: a child's mastery of language. 2 control or superiority over someone or something: man's mastery over nature. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French maistrie, from maistre ‘master. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

mastery

mas |tery |ˈmɑːst (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity: she played with some mastery. • the action of mastering a subject or skill: a child's mastery of language. 2 control or superiority over someone or something: man's mastery over nature. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French maistrie, from maistre ‘master ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

mastery

mastery noun 1 her mastery of the language: proficiency, ability, capability; knowledge, understanding, comprehension, familiarity, command, grasp, grip. 2 they played with tactical mastery: skill, skillfulness, expertise, dexterity, finesse, adroitness, virtuosity, prowess, deftness, proficiency; informal know-how. 3 man's mastery over nature: control, domination, command, ascendancy, supremacy, preeminence, superiority; triumph, victory, the upper hand, the whip hand, rule, government, power, sway, authority, jurisdiction, dominion, sovereignty.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

mastery

mastery noun 1 her mastery of the French language: proficiency, ability, capability; knowledge, understanding, comprehension, familiarity, command, grasp, grip. 2 they played with tactical mastery: skill, skilfulness, expertise, dexterity, finesse, adroitness, virtuosity, prowess, deftness, proficiency; informal know-how. 3 man's mastery over nature: control, superiority, domination, command, ascendancy, supremacy, pre-eminence, triumph, victory, the upper hand, the whip hand, rule, government, power, sway, authority, jurisdiction, dominion, sovereignty.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mastery

mas ter y /mǽst (ə )ri |mɑ́ːs -/→master 名詞 U 1 〖時にa ～〗【技術 言語の 】完全な理解 , 熟練 , マスター «of , over » ▸ achieve mastery of the English language 英語を習得する (≒ master the English language )2 【物 人に対する 】支配 (力 ), 統御 (力 ) «of , over » ▸ French mastery of the region その地域へのフランス支配