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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