posse

noun

/ˈpɒsi/

/ˈpɑːsi/

(informal) a group of people who are similar in some way, or who spend time together一群，一队，一伙（有共同之处的人）
- a little posse of helpers一小伙帮忙的人
- He was sat at a corner table and surrounded by a posse of attentive waiters.他坐在角落的一张桌子旁，周围是一群细心的侍者。
- She arrived at the theatre followed by the usual press posse.她来到剧院，后面跟着通常的记者队伍。
(in the US in the past) a group of people who were brought together by a sheriff (= an officer of the law) in order to help him catch a criminal（美国旧时由县治安官调集、协助捉拿罪犯的）地方武装团队
(informal) a group of young men involved in crime connected with drugs（与毒品有关的）青年犯罪团伙

词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, literally ‘power’, from Latin posse ‘be able’.

词汇	posse
释义	posse noun /ˈpɒsi/ /ˈpɑːsi/ (informal) a group of people who are similar in some way, or who spend time together一群，一队，一伙（有共同之处的人） a little posse of helpers一小伙帮忙的人 He was sat at a corner table and surrounded by a posse of attentive waiters.他坐在角落的一张桌子旁，周围是一群细心的侍者。 She arrived at the theatre followed by the usual press posse.她来到剧院，后面跟着通常的记者队伍。 (in the US in the past) a group of people who were brought together by a sheriff (= an officer of the law) in order to help him catch a criminal（美国旧时由县治安官调集、协助捉拿罪犯的）地方武装团队 (informal) a group of young men involved in crime connected with drugs（与毒品有关的）青年犯罪团伙词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, literally ‘power’, from Latin posse ‘be able’.
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