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transgression

🇬🇧 UK/trɑːns'greʃn/🇺🇸 US/træns'greʃәn/
GREC2

Definitions

n.

An act that violates a law, moral principle, or accepted boundary; an offense or sin.

违法行为;罪过;越界

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
transacross, beyond
+
gress
+
ionact, process, state
=transgression

Common Collocations

  • 1.moral transgression道德过失
  • 2.forgive a transgression宽恕过错
  • 3.commit a transgression犯下罪行
  • 4.minor transgression轻微违规

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was willing to forgive her transgression, but trust had already been broken.

  • 2.

    The committee investigated every alleged transgression of the ethical guidelines.

  • 3.

    In many religions, confession is a way of seeking forgiveness for one's transgressions.

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