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BNC: 20586 COCA: 16759

posse

noun
/ˈpɒsi/
/ˈpɑːsi/
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  1. (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。
  2. (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
  3. (informal) a group of young men involved in crime connected with drugs(与毒品有关的)青年犯罪团伙
  4. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, literally ‘power’, from Latin posse ‘be able’.
BNC: 20586 COCA: 16759
BNC: 20586 COCA: 16759
BNC: 20586 COCA: 16759

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