possessive

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pəˈzɛs.ɪv/    美 /pəˈzɛs.ɪv/|/pəˈzes.ɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The possessive case. countable,uncountable
  2. A word used to indicate the possessive case. countable,uncountable
    — Take the rule about pronouns and possessives that Mr. Keegan cited in his challenge to the testing service.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
  2. Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
  3. Unwilling to yield possession of.
    — He is very possessive of his car.

词形变化

more possessive comparative most possessive superlative possessives plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonpossessive overpossessive possessival possessivity unpossessive double possessive independent possessive possessively possessiveness
相关词
possessive pronoun possessive adjective possessive determiner possessive suffix comitative genitive ktetic proprietive proprietary proprietorial

词源

词源 1
From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”). By surface analysis, possess + -ive.
词源 2
From Middle French possessif, from Latin possessivus (“of or pertaining to possession”), from possessiō (“possessing”), from possidēre (“to possess”). By surface analysis, possess + -ive.
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