prepossession

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌpɹiːpəˈzɛʃn̩/    美 /ˌpɹipəˈzɛʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A preoccupation; having possession beforehand. uncountable
    — I am fully sensible to the greatness of that freedom, which I take with you on the present occasion; a liberty which seemed to me scarcely allowable, when I reflected on that distinguished and dignified station in which you stand, and the almost general prejudice and prepossession, which is so prevalent in the world against those of my complexion.
  2. A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice. countable
    — The spontaneous intellect of man always defines the divine which it feels in ways that harmonise with its temporary intellectual prepossessions.

词形变化

prepossessions plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English possession
English prepossession
From pre- + possession.
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