trespass
UK/'trespәs/US
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释义
v.
To enter someone's land or property without permission.
擅自进入，非法侵入。
n.
The act of entering unlawfully; (formal/religious) a wrongdoing.
非法侵入；（正式/宗教）过错，罪过。
词根拆分
词根派生tres- 是磨损后的 trans-（横越）+ pass（迈步）= 跨过你不该跨的那条线。字面指未经许可进入他人地产；同样「越过禁线」的画面也给了它更古旧的道德含义——过错（forgive us our trespasses，宽恕我们的过错）。
词根 pass 还连着 14 个词常用搭配
- 1.trespass on private property擅闯私人地产
- 2.no trespassing禁止入内
- 3.trespassers will be prosecuted擅入者将被起诉
例句
- 1.
They were fined for trespassing on private land.
他们因擅闯私人土地被罚款。
- 2.
The sign warned hikers not to trespass beyond this point.
标牌警告徒步者不得越过此处。
- 3.
He was charged with trespass after climbing the fence.
他翻越围栏后被控非法侵入。