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单词 possessive
释义 possessive
 —possessively,  adv.   —possessiveness,  n.  
 /peuh zes"iv/,  adj.  
  1. jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
  2. desirous of possessing, esp. excessively so: Young children are so possessive they will not allow others to play with their toys; a possessive lover.
  3. of or pertaining to possession or ownership.
  4.  Gram.  
   a. indicating possession, ownership, origin, etc. His in his book is a possessive adjective. His in The book is his is a possessive pronoun.
   b. noting or pertaining to a case that indicates possession, ownership, origin, etc., as, in English, John's in John's hat.
 n. Gram.
  5. the possessive case.
  6. a form in the possessive.
 [1520-30; < L possessivus. See POSSESS, -IVE]
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