possess
英 [pə'zes]
美[pə'zɛs]
- vt. 控制；使掌握；持有；迷住；拥有，具备
词态变化
第三人称单数: possesses;过去式: possessed;过去分词: possessed;现在分词: possessing;
中文词源
possess 拥有，所有，占据，着魔
来自古法语possesser,拥有，所有，使占有，来自拉丁语possidere,拥有，所有，-ss,过去分词格，来自posse,使能够，有权力，sidere,坐下，词源同sit,session.引申词义着魔，鬼神附体。
英英释意
- 1. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill;
- "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
- 2. have ownership or possession of;
- "He owns three houses in Florida"
- "How many cars does she have?"
- 3. enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas;
- "What possessed you to buy this house?"
- "A terrible rage possessed her"
英文词源
- possess
- possess: [15] Latin potis ‘able, having power’ (source of English posse and potent) was combined with the verb sīdere ‘sit down’ (a relative of English sit) to form a new verb possīdere. This meant literally ‘sit down as the person in control’, hence by extension ‘take possession of’ and ultimately ‘have, own’. It passed into English via Old French possesser.
=> possible, potent, sit - possess (v.)
- late 14c., "to hold, occupy, reside in" (without regard to ownership), a back formation from possession and in part from Old French possesser "to have and hold, take, be in possession of" (mid-13c.), from Latin possess-, past participle stem of possidere "to have and hold, possess, be master of, own," from posse "to be able," from potis "able, powerful" (see potent) + esse "to be" (see be). Meaning "to hold as property" is recorded from c. 1500. Demonic sense is recorded from 1530s (implied in possessed). Related: Possessed; possessing.
同义词辨析
have, hold, own, possess, keep, enjoy
这些动词均有"有，具有，持有"之意。
have： 最常用词，可指任何情况下的具有，无论是物质的或精神的。
hold： 指拥有并保持财产及持有见解等，暗示不让别人拿走或占有。
own不及本组的possess正式，多指所属关系，强调所有权，不管所属物是否在物主手中。
possess： 较正式，指拥有或占有并能加以控制与支配，强调其归属；也指具有某种品质、才能、特点或性能等。
keep： 指长时间地保有，保存某物，防止别人占去，强调安全和感情上的依附。
enjoy： 指享有某种权利或长处，带有欣赏或喜爱的情感。
考试真题
- Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Professor Robert Summers at Cornell Law School banned laptop computers from his thinks qualified lawyers need to possess a broad array of complex reasoning abilities.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative business possessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- There are several reasons to believe that the urges to help, inform and share are not taught, but naturally possessed in young children.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of US realize.
2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- They have a different kind of superpower that all of US possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.
2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- They possess different kinds of superpowers.
2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项
- Professionalism has turned the acquisition of a doctoral degree into a prerequisite for a successful academic career: as late as 1969 a third of American professors did not possess one.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- However, many leading American universities want their undergraduates to have a grounding in the basic canon of ideas that every educated person should possess.
出自-2011年考研阅读原文
- His paternal grandparents, a steward and a housekeeper possessed even less status, having been servants, and Dickens later concealed their background.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文
词组搭配
what possessed you?
used to express surprise at an action regarded as extremely unwise
你让什么鬼上了身？
what possessed you to come here?.
你让什么鬼上了身跑到这儿来了？。
实用场景例句
- He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
- 他被控无照拥有猎枪。
牛津词典
- The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.
- 这座画廊藏有那位画家的一些早期作品。
牛津词典
- I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
- 恐怕他没有什么幽默感。
牛津词典
- What possessed him to say such a thing?
- 他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来？
牛津词典
- He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon...
- 他随后被逮捕，并被控拥有攻击性武器。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars.
- 据说他拥有超出25亿美元的财富。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion...
- 被认为具备了理性、忠诚和判断力的人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power.
- 这个数字长时间以来都被认为拥有神奇的力量。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Absolute terror possessed her...
- 她恐惧到了极点。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow.
- 茨维塔耶娃内心有一种想要离开莫斯科的狂热冲动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
- 究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的？
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Microbodies might possess their own DNA and have some degree of autonomy.
- 微体可能有其自身的DNA并有一定程度的自主性.
辞典例句
- It is imperative to possess strategic analysis Methods : When formulating hospital development strategy.
- 制定医院发展战略首先需要掌握战略分析方法.
期刊摘选
- Please fetch the bandages Ruffians possess.
- 请将赖极混混所拥有的绷带拿来.
期刊摘选
- Small of stature and simian in appearance , these creatures possess surprising strength and unnatural agility.
- 而且,他们听说还会在数分钟之内撕碎一个沉睡中的村庄.
期刊摘选
- She pretends to various abilities she doesn't possess.
- 她自称有种种才能,其实她并没有.
期刊摘选
- Aldehydes possess anesthetic properties.
- 醛类具有麻醉的作用.
期刊摘选
- If our love is a will to possess, it is not love.
- 如果我们的爱是唯一意志拥有, 这不是爱.
期刊摘选
- Possess technical certificate with minimum 5 years working experience as direct worker in the workshop.
- 拥有技术证书,有至少5年在车间作为生产性工人的工作经验.
期刊摘选
- The hope to draw close and possess the truth of being can be feverish one.
- 希望走近以至完全把握存在的真谛可以令人十分狂热.
期刊摘选
- She pretends to various abilities she doesn't, in fact, possess.
- 她自称有种种她事实上并不具有的才能.
《简明英汉词典》
- Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants.
- 元音比辅音响亮.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Some animals possess the characteristic of man.
- 有些动物具有人类的特征.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.
- 在温室里培养出来的东西,不会有强大的生命力.
《简明英汉词典》