She had always been mistress of her own destiny.是什么意思？

She had always been mistress of her own destiny.

她总是能够掌握自己的命运。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

always

adv. 总是，老是，永远，始终，常常，不断地；

例句
Some cities are always going to be more advantaged.
一些城市总会有一些得天独厚的优势。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

mistress

n. 主妇，女主人，霸主，女统治者，情妇，<英>女教师；

例句
She was his mistress for three years...
她曾做过他3年的情妇。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

own

n. 自己的事物，自己人；vt. 拥有，承认；vi. 承认；adj. 自己的，特有的；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

destiny

n. 命运，天命，天数，命运的三女神，主宰事物的力量；

例句
It is my destiny one day to be king.
我命中注定有一天要成为国王。