trespass的意思

trespass

英 ['trespəs] 美 ['trɛspəs]

1. from tres- "beyond" (from Latin trans-) + passer "go by, pass" (see pass (v.)).

trespass: trespass: [13] To trespass is etymologically to ‘pass across’ something. The word was acquired from Old French trespasser, a descendant of medieval Latin trānspassāre. This was a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix trāns- ‘across’ and Vulgar Latin *passāre ‘pass’.
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trespass (v.): c. 1300, "transgress in some active manner, commit an aggressive offense, to sin," from Old French trespasser "pass beyond or across, cross, traverse; infringe, violate," from tres- "beyond" (from Latin trans-; see trans-) + passer "go by, pass" (see pass (v.)). Meaning "enter unlawfully" is first attested in forest laws of Scottish Parliament (c. 1455). The Modern French descendant of Old French trespasser, trépasser, has come to be used euphemistically for "to die" (compare euphemistic use of cross over, and obituary). Related: Trespassed; trespassing.
trespass (n.): c. 1300, "a transgression," from Old French trespas, verbal noun from trespasser (see trespass (v.)). Related: Trespasses.

2. The fishing boat was seized for its trespass into restricted waters.: 渔船因非法侵入受限制水域而被扣押.

5. If those youths trespass on my land again, I shall be ready for them.: 要是那些年轻人再来侵犯我的土地, 我就准备收拾他们.