| 单词 | possession |
| 释义 | possession /peuh zesh"euhn/, n. 1. the act or fact of possessing. 2. the state of being possessed. 3. ownership. 4. Law. actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership. 5. a thing possessed: He packed all his possessions into one trunk. 6. possessions, property or wealth. 7. a territorial dominion of a state. 8. Sports. a. physical control of the ball or puck by a player or team: He didn't have full possession when he was tackled. b. the right of a team to put the ball into play: They had possession after the other team sank a free throw. 9. control over oneself, one's mind, etc. 10. domination, actuation, or obsession by a feeling, idea, etc. 11. the feeling or idea itself. [1300-50; ME < L possession- (s. of possessio) occupancy, act of occupying, equiv. to possess(us), ptp. of possidere to have in one's control, occupy (and, in active sense, ptp. of posidere to seize upon) (*pots-, akin to posse to be able + -sidere, comb. form of sedere to SIT1; cf. HOST1) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. tenure, occupation. 1, 3. See custody. |
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