possession

来自possess,拥有，所有。

possession (n.)

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.

1. How had this com-promising picture come into the possession of the press?

这张令人难堪的照片是怎么落到媒体手中的？

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2. Possession of cannabis will no longer be an arrestable offence.

持有大麻将不再会被拘捕。

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3. He described the picture as his most cherished possession.

他说那幅画是他最珍爱的财产。

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4. Those documents are now in the possession of the Guardian.

那些文件目前在《卫报》手里。

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5. She found her customary self-possession had deserted her.

她发现自己不像平时那样处事不惊了。

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