상대방을 독점하려 하거나 질투심이 강한
demanding someone's total attention and love, often in a jealous or controlling manner
예문:
"His possessive nature eventually drove his friends away."
"A possessive partner may feel threatened by their significant other's independence."
물건에 대한 소유욕이 강하고 나누기를 싫어하는
showing a strong desire to own things and an unwillingness to share what one already owns
예문:
"The child became very possessive of the new bicycle and wouldn't let anyone else ride it."
"He grew increasingly possessive of his collection, refusing to let anyone even touch the rare books."
소유, 기원, 관계 등을 나타내는 문법적 격에 관한
relating to or denoting the grammatical case that expresses ownership, origin, or relationship
예문:
"In the phrase 'the cat's tail,' 'cat's' is a possessive form of the noun."
"Students often confuse possessive adjectives like 'their' with the contraction 'they're'."
소유격 또는 소유격을 나타내는 어구
the possessive case, or a word or form in that case
예문:
"To form the possessive of most singular nouns, you simply add an apostrophe and an 's'."
"The teacher explained that 'mine' and 'yours' are examples of independent possessives."