| 释义 |
posse/ˈpɒsi/n. 1 a strong force or company or assemblage 一队；一批；一群 2 (in full 全称 posse comitatus /kɒmiˈteitəs/)a a body of constables, law-enforcers, etc. 一队警察(执法人员等) b esp. US a body of men summoned by a sheriff etc. to enforce the law [尤美]地方武装团队，民防团 3 slang a gang of black (esp. Jamaican) youths involved in usu. drug-related crime [俚语]一帮(尤指牙买加)黑人青年(常与毒品犯罪有关的)[medieval Latin, = power, from Latin posse ‘be able’: comitatus = of the county] |