posse

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n. 一队, 一团, 地方武装团队 [法] 可能性

发音

UK /ˈpɒs.i/
其它
US /ˈpɑs.i/

词形变化

posses 复数 posses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.

  2. 2.

    A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.

    历史
  3. 3.

    A search party.

    美国
  4. 4.

    A criminal gang.

    美国 俚语
  5. 5.

    A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

posse comitatus

上位词 4

police law constabulary police force

部分词 1

posseman

相关短语

posse comitatus [法] 武装力量 in posse 可能地 [法] 可能的, 可能存著 pussy posse

词源

Ellipsis of posse comitatus.

来源：wiktionary