encroachment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion. uncountable,usually
    — At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.
  2. An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement. uncountable,usually
    — The Legislative department derives a superiority in our Governments from other circumstances. Its constitutional powers being at once more extensive, and less susceptible of precise limits, it can, with the greater facility, mask, under complicated and indirect measures, the encroachments which it makes on the coördinate departments.
  3. That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion. uncountable,usually
  4. An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another. uncountable,usually

词形变化

encroachments plural incroachment alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonencroachment
相关词
encroach

词源

Etymology tree
English encroach
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English encroachment
From encroach + -ment.
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