transgress

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary. transitive
    — surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law
  2. To act in violation of some law. transitive
    — For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command.
  3. To commit an offense; to sin. intransitive
    — Why give you peace to this untemperate beast That hath so long transgressed you?
  4. To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate. intransitive

词形变化

transgresses present,singular,third-person transgressing participle,present transgressed participle,past transgressed past

词汇关系

近义词
surpass transcend
衍生词
intransgressible transgressable transgressingly untransgressed
相关词
transgressible transgression transgressive transgressor

词源

From Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser and Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredior.
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