Prepossess

[,priːpə'zes]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; 'A prepossessing appearance'.

(verb.) cause to be preoccupied; 'The idea of his failure prepossesses him'.

(verb.) possess beforehand.

杰拉尔丁校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.

(v. t.) To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.

整理:莎丽

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Preoccupy, have prior possession of.

布鲁诺錄入

解釋/意思:

v.t. to possess beforehand: to fill beforehand as the mind with some opinion: to bias or prejudice.—adj. Prepossess′ing tending to prepossess in one's favour: making a favourable impression.—adv. Prepossess′ingly.—n. Preposses′sion previous possession: impression formed beforehand usually a favourable one.

整理:普雷斯利