Noun:

1. the case expressing ownership

Adjective:

1. serving to express or indicate possession;

   "possessive pronouns"
   "the genitive endings"
   

2. desirous of owning;

   "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
   

3. having or showing a desire to control or dominate;

   "a possessive parent"
   

selfishadj.自私的；利己的

greedyadj.贪婪的

acquisitiveadj.想获得的；贪得无厌的；可学得的

graspingadj.贪心的；贪婪的动词grasp的现在分词形式.

tightfistedadj.吝啬的

meanv.意思是；打算；导致；意味adj.低劣的；刻薄的；卑鄙的；出色的；吝啬的；平均的；中等的n.平均值；平均数；中间；中庸

stingyadj.吝啬的；小气的

ungenerousadj.心胸狭窄的；吝啬的

domineeringadj.专横的；作威作福的

jealousadj.妒忌的；羡慕的；嫉妒的

controllingadj.控制的动词control的现在分词形式.

overprotectivev.过分地保护

covetousadj.贪婪的；贪心的；垂涎的

suspiciousadj.可疑的；多疑的

enviousadj.嫉妒的adj.[古]好胜的；羡慕的

genitiven.属格adj.属格的

possessive casen.[语]所有格

genitive case所有格, 属格

1. Both words are stressed for the possessive.
   所有格的两个单词都要重读。

1. It is often used with a possessive adjective.
   这一词常与所有格的形容词连用。
2. My son is very possessive about his mother.
   我的儿子想独占他的母亲。
3. He has a strong possessive instinct.
   他有强烈的占有欲。