mid-14c., "act or fact of possessing, a taking possession, occupation," also "thing possessed, that which is possessed," from Old French possession "fact of having and holding; what is possessed;" also "demonic possession," and directly from Latin possessionem (nominative possessio), noun of action from past participle stem of possidere "to possess" (see possess). Legal property sense is earliest; demonic sense first recorded 1580s. Phrase possession is nine (or eleven) points of the law is out of a supposed 10 (or 12). With eleven from 1640s; with nine from 1690s.
雙語例句
1. How had this com-promising picture come into the possession of the press?
這張令人難堪的照片是怎么落到媒體手中的？
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2. Possession of cannabis will no longer be an arrestable offence.
持有大麻將不再會被拘捕。
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3. He described the picture as his most cherished possession.
他說那幅畫是他最珍愛的財產(chǎn)。
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4. Those documents are now in the possession of the Guardian.
那些文件目前在《衛(wèi)報》手里。
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5. She found her customary self-possession had deserted her.