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-derivedCommon 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.