overstep英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground. uncountable

— A few animals, such as bison, commonly use an understep walk, while several species, including black bears, cougars and pronghorn regularly use an overstep walk.
A movement in which one oversteps. uncountable
A decision or action that goes too far. uncountable

— […] an overstep of their legal bounds as an organization of any kind, and a violation of your civil rights.

动词 v.

To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions. transitive

— That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.
To take a step in which the foot touches ground too far forward.

— As an instance of this inability to control the muscles well, may be cited the almost constant tendency to understep or overstep especially with the fore legs.
To move with a gait such that the hind foot touches the ground forward of the point where the front foot touches the ground.

— For quotations using this term, see Citations:overstep.

词形变化

oversteps present,singular,third-person overstepping participle,present overstepped participle,past overstepped past

词汇关系

衍生词

overstepper overstep the line overstep the mark

词源

词源 1

From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”). Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen. Cf. transgress. By surface analysis, over- + step.

词源 2

From Middle English *oversteppen, from Old English ofersteppan, from Proto-Germanic *uberstapjaną (“to step over; overstep”). Cognate with Dutch overstappen, German Low German överstappen, German überstapfen, überstepfen. Cf. transgress. By surface analysis, over- + step.