possessive
possessive — 形容詞
1. not willing to let other people use or share things that you feel are yours.
不肯分享
對自己的東西不愛借人或分享
not willing to let other people use or share things that you feel are yours.
Leo is possessive about his camera and never lends it to classmates.
Leo 把自己的相機看得很緊，從不借給同學用。
possessive about + thing owned
Even at home, Mia stayed possessive of the blue blanket.
即使在家裡，Mia 還是不肯跟別人共用那條藍色毯子。
possessive of + object
The twins grew possessive when their cousins touched the game console.
表親一碰遊戲主機，那對雙胞胎就變得很不肯分享。
At recess, Nora was possessive about her new bike and refused to share.
下課時，Nora 對自己的新腳踏車很護著，不肯讓別人一起騎。
That little boy sounds possessive whenever anyone asks to borrow his toy truck.
只要有人開口借玩具卡車，那個小男孩聽起來就很不肯分享。
- selfish
broader and can include more than sharing possessions
- territorial
often used for space or anything treated as one's own area
- protective
can overlap, but often suggests care or safety rather than ownership
文法句型
be possessive about + thing
be possessive of + thing
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'about' or 'of' plus the owned thing. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about not sharing things, not about trying to control another person.
常見錯誤
2. wanting one person's love, time, or attention only for yourself, and trying not
佔有欲強
想獨占對方的愛與注意
wanting one person's love, time, or attention only for yourself, and trying not to let others share it.
Jin grew possessive of his best friend after the new student arrived.
新同學來了之後，Jin 對他最好的朋友變得很有佔有欲。
possessive of + person
Rex became possessive whenever Emma talked to male coworkers at lunch.
只要 Emma 午餐時和男同事說話，Rex 就會顯得佔有欲很強。
The film shows a possessive father checking his daughter's phone.
那部電影裡有個佔有欲很強的父親，會檢查女兒的手機。
At college, Maya left a possessive boyfriend who tracked her messages.
到了大學後，Maya 離開了那個會追蹤她訊息、佔有欲很強的男友。
Cara grew possessive and told her girlfriend to stop texting old friends.
Cara 變得很有佔有欲，還叫女友不要再傳訊息給老朋友。
- jealous
focuses more on fear of rivals than on control
- controlling
broader and can describe many kinds of dominating behavior
- clingy
informal and suggests emotional dependence more than domination
- domineering
stronger and more forceful in controlling others
文法句型
be possessive of + person
possessive boyfriend/parent/friend
用法筆記
Usually describes unhealthy behavior in close relationships, often with a person named after 'of' or understood from context. Distinguish from sense 1: the focus here is another person's attention or freedom, not an owned object.
常見錯誤
3. describing a grammar form used to mark ownership or another belonging relationsh
所有格的
表示所屬關係的文法形式
describing a grammar form used to mark ownership or another belonging relationship.
During class, Ms. Wu wrote "my bag" and called "my" a possessive adjective.
上課時，Ms. Wu 寫下「my bag」，並說 my 是所有格形容詞。
grammar label: possessive adjective
The teacher underlined the possessive form in "Sara's coat".
老師在「Sara's coat」裡把所有格的形式畫了線。
possessive form in a noun phrase
Our workbook explains when a possessive pronoun can stand alone.
我們的習作說明了所有格的代名詞何時可以單獨使用。
During editing, Nina added a possessive noun before "school bus" in her essay.
改作文時，Nina 在「school bus」前面加了一個所有格名詞。
On the board, Mr. Lin wrote two possessive forms of "children".
Mr. Lin 在黑板上寫了 children 的兩種所有格的形式。
文法句型
possessive adjective
possessive form
possessive pronoun
用法筆記
This sense only describes the type of grammar form, as in 'possessive adjective' or 'possessive form'. Distinguish from noun sense 1, which names the actual word or phrase, and noun sense 2, which names the case itself.
常見錯誤
possessive — 名詞
1. a word or group of words that shows who or what something belongs to.
所有格詞
表示所屬的字或詞組
a word or group of words that shows who or what something belongs to.
In class, Ms. Wu pointed to "my" and called it a possessive.
課堂上，Ms. Wu 指著「my」，說它是一個所有格詞。
noun use: a possessive = possessive word
In class, Ava circled the possessive at the start of each sentence.
課堂上，Ava 把每個句子開頭的所有格詞圈了起來。
During editing, Ben used "the girl's" as a possessive before "hat".
改句子時，Ben 把「the girl's」放在 hat 前面當所有格詞組。
Ben forgot that "ours" is a possessive, not an adjective.
Ben 忘了 ours 是所有格詞，不是形容詞。
- possessive form
common classroom term for the actual word or phrase
- genitive form
more technical term in grammar study
文法句型
a possessive in + phrase
use/circle/identify a possessive
用法筆記
This noun points to the actual form in a sentence, such as 'my', 'ours', or 'the girl's'. Distinguish from adjective sense 3, which labels the form as a type, and noun sense 2, which names the grammar case.
常見錯誤
2. the grammar case used to show belonging or a similar relationship.
所有格
表示所屬關係的格
the grammar case used to show belonging or a similar relationship.
On the worksheet, Ava marked the possessive in "the dog's bowl".
在講義上，Ava 把「the dog's bowl」裡的所有格標了出來。
the possessive = the case name
Some students learn the possessive before they study object pronouns.
有些學生在學受格代名詞之前，會先學所有格。
The chart shows how German marks the possessive in family names.
那張圖表說明了德語如何在人名中標示所有格。
In today's lesson, we compared the possessive with the plural.
今天課堂上，我們把所有格和複數做了比較。
- possessive case
full grammar label
- genitive
technical term often used for the same case
- genitive case
formal grammar term
文法句型
the possessive
use/mark the possessive
用法筆記
Usually used with 'the' because it names a grammar case, not a single word. Distinguish from noun sense 1, which refers to the word or phrase that appears in that case.