[with obj.](常作 dispossessed)deprive (someone) of something that they own, typically land or property 使失去某物(尤指土地、财产),剥夺 they were dispossessed of lands and properties at the time of the Reformation. 在宗教改革时期他们被剥夺了土地和财产。 [as plural noun the dispossessed]a champion of the poor and the dispossessed. 一位穷人和无产者的捍卫者。 ■(in sport) deprive (a player) of the ball (运动用语)夺(运动员)的球 he dispossessed Hendrie and set off on a solo run. 他从亨德里手中夺过球,一个人向前跑。
派生 dispossession noun 语源
late 15th cent.: from Old French despossesser, from des- (expressing reversal) + possesser 'possess'