| 释义 |
en·croach·ment
\-mənt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English encrochement, from Anglo-French, from Middle French encrochier + -ment
1. : the act or action of encroaching
< the gradual encroachment of the white people upon the Indian territories >
2. : an instance of encroaching (as the building of a structure in a public park or a fence that projects over a neighbor's land) |