| 单词 | transgression |
| 释义 | transgression (once / 1534 pages) 1n 2n A transgression is something that is against a command or law. Whether you are cheating on a test, or cheating on a spouse, you are committing transgressions that are not easily forgiven. A transgression can be a failure to do your duty. A sin is a transgression against God. The noun transgression is from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin "act of crossing, passing over," from transgredi "to step or pass over." WORD FAMILYtransgression: transgressions+/transgress: transgressed, transgresses, transgressing, transgression, transgressor/transgressor: transgressors USAGE EXAMPLESA Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, said his visit “reflects the Japanese government’s unhealthy attitude toward its past transgressions.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “It’s horrible,” the relative said, adding, “whatever her transgressions, she certainly didn’t deserve a death sentence.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) But as officials communicated their sense of resigned acceptance, they also expressed disinterest in assigning specific accountability for systematic transgressions. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father Syn|Hypo|Hyper evildoing abomination an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence evil, immorality, iniquity, wickednessmorally objectionable behavior villainya criminal or vicious act depravity, turpitudea corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice vicea specific form of evildoing sin, sinningan act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will terrorisation, terrorizationan act of terrorism crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act crimean evil act not necessarily punishable by law inside jobsome transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim gambling, gaming, playthe act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) devilry, deviltrywicked and cruel behavior foul playunfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) irreverence, violationa disrespectful act sexual immoralitythe evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions intemperance, intemperatenessconsumption of alcoholic drinks falla lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity actual sina sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin) original sina sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam deadly sin, mortal sinan unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace venial sina pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace barratrythe offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels capital offensea crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate cybercrimecrime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs felonya serious crime (such as murder or arson) forgerycriminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud fraudintentional deception resulting in injury to another person Had crime(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran highjack, hijackseizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination mayhemthe willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violationa crime less serious than a felony commission, committal, perpetrationthe act of committing a crime attack, attemptthe act of attacking Tazir crime(Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offensecrimes created by statutes and not by common law thuggeryviolent or brutal acts as of thugs high treason, lese majesty, treasona crime that undermines the offender's government vice crimea vice that is illegal victimless crimean act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims war crimea crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law 2n the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit 2Hyper action something done (usually as opposed to something said) n the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata Hyper geological phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth |
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