dispossess
UK/dɪspə'zes/US/.dispә'zes/
B1
释义
v.
To deprive someone of property, land, or a home.
剥夺（某人的财产、土地或居所）；驱逐。
词根拆分
原生英语dis-不，分离
+
possessroot
=dispossess
dis-（去除、反转）+ possess（占有）=「夺走占有」，即强行让某人失去其持有之物。
例句
- 1.
Settlers gradually dispossessed the indigenous people of their land.
殖民者逐步剥夺了原住民的土地。
- 2.
Families were dispossessed when the factory bought up the village.
工厂买下整座村庄时，许多家庭被赶出了家园。