possessiveness
🇺🇸
/pəˈzesɪvnəs/
🇬🇧
/pəˈzesɪvnəs/
noun
R
a feeling of wanting to control or have too much interest in someone or something
The mother's possessiveness was evident when she didn't allow her child to play with others.
母親的占有欲很明顯，她不允許孩子和其他孩子玩耍。
R
a tendency to be unwilling to share or lend things
The child's possessiveness over his toys made it difficult for him to make friends.
孩子對玩具的占有欲使他很難交到朋友。
translation
占有欲, 不願分享
詞形變化
Plural
possessivenesses