dispossession
UK/,dispə'zeʃən/US/.dispә'zeʃәn/
B1
释义
n.
The act of depriving someone of property, land, or a home.
剥夺（财产、土地或居所）；驱逐。
词根拆分
词根派生dis-不，分离
+
possess在后
+
-ion坐、定居、安置
=dispossession
dis-（去除、反转）+ possession（占有）=「占有的取消」，即夺走某人所占据、持有之物。
例句
- 1.
The new law led to the dispossession of thousands of farmers.
新法律导致数千名农民被剥夺了土地。
- 2.
Their stories of dispossession spanned three generations.
他们被剥夺家园的经历跨越了三代人。