Trespass



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.侵犯, 闯入私人领地
• ［英］ v.侵犯, 闯入私人领地 ( to make an unwarranted or uninvited incursion)
• ［记］ tres ( 横向) +pass ( 经过) -> 横着经过某人的地盘 -> 侵犯

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English trespas, from Anglo-French, passage, overstepping, misdeed, from trespasser
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. a violation of moral or social ethics ; transgression; especially sin
  • b. an unwarranted infringement
• 2.
  • a. an unlawful act committed on the person, property, or rights of another; especially a wrongful entry on real property
  • b. the legal action for injuries resulting from trespass

II. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French trespasser to overtake, exceed, wrong, from tres to a high degree (from Latin trans beyond) + passer to pass — more at through, pass
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. err, sin
    • b. to make an unwarranted or uninvited incursion
  • 2. to commit a trespass; especially to enter unlawfully upon the land of another
• transitive verb
  • violate <trespass the bounds of good taste>
• ? trespasser noun
• Synonyms:
  • trespass, encroach, infringe, invade mean to make inroads upon the property, territory, or rights of another. trespass implies an unwarranted or unlawful intrusion <hunters trespassing on farmland>. encroach suggests gradual or stealthy entrance upon another's territory or usurpation of another's rights or possessions<the encroaching settlers displacing the native peoples>. infringe implies an encroachment clearly violating a right or prerogative<infringing a copyright>. invade implies a hostile and injurious entry into the territory or sphere of another<accused of invading their privacy>.

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