| 释义 |
pos·se
\ˈpäsē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin posse (comitatus), from posse power (from Latin, to be able, have power) + comitatūs, gen. of comitatus county — more at potent
1. : posse comitatus
2.
a. : a force with legal authority : a detachment or body (as of police) often assigned to or brought together because of a particular emergency
b. : a crowd or throng usually sharing some common interest
3. : possibility, potentiality — see in posse |