| 释义 |
pos·ses·sion
\pəˈzeshən, ˈ-sesh-, pō-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English possessioun, from Middle French possession, from Latin possession-, possessio, from possessus (past participle of possidēre to own, possess & possidĕre to take possession of) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at possess
1.
a. : the act or condition of having in or taking into one's control or holding at one's disposal
< the enemy's possession of the town >
< have several old manuscripts in my possession >
b. : actual physical control or occupancy of property by one who holds for himself and not as a servant of another without regard to his ownership and who has legal rights to assert interests in the property against all others having no better right than himself
< the locker shall remain in the student's possession throughout the course >
— distinguished from custody; compare detention 3
c. : copulation
d. : control of the playing piece (as a ball or puck) in football, basketball, ice hockey, or other game : the right of a team to put such piece in play
< the home team took possession on its own one yard line >
2. : something owned, occupied, or controlled : a thing possessed
< his own possession for which he owes nothing to any man >
as
a. possessions plural : the aggregate of things owned : wealth
b.
(1) : a piece of land
(2) Scotland : a small farmhold
c. : a territory subject to a ruler or government
< domestic and foreign possessions of the Crown >
d. : an area subject to a government but not fully integrated into the nation to which the government belongs
< colonial and territorial possessions >
< by judicial decision Puerto Rico was declared “to be appurtenant to” the U.S., albeit not a part of it — a mere possession — Antonio Fernós-Isern >
3. : the condition or fact of being possessed by something
< the town's possession by the enemy >
as
a. : the condition of being dominated by something (as an extraneous personality, demon, passion, idea, or purpose)
< there were tales of bewitchings and possessions >
b. : a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another
c. : the fact or condition of being self-controlled
< his possession in the emergency was absolute >
4. : an Aristotelian category having the form of a permanent disposition or state |