early 13c., mesterie, "condition of being a master," also "superiority, victory;" from Old French maistrie, from maistre "master" (see master (n.)). Meaning "intellectual command" (of a topic, etc.) is from 1660s.
雙語例句
1. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.
他對法語的精通是眾所周知的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He demonstrated his mastery of political manoeuvring.
他表現(xiàn)出了高超的政治手段。
來自柯林斯例句
3. She has mastery of several languages.
她精通數(shù)門語言。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. To gain a complete mastery of English, one must study very hard.
要想精通英語就必須刻苦努力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. He has a good grasp [ mastery ] of English grammar.