单词 | transgress |
释义 | transgress[ trans-gres, tranz- ] / trænsˈgrɛs, trænz- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR transgress ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. verb (used with object)to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God. Origin of transgress1520–30; <Latin trānsgressus (past participle of trānsgredī to step across), equivalent to trāns-trans- + -gred- (combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt>ss SYNONYMS FOR transgress1 err, trespass. 3 contravene, disobey. SEE SYNONYMS FOR transgress ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR transgress3 obey. SEE ANTONYMS FOR transgress ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM transgressWords nearby transgresstransgene, transgenesis, transgenic, transgenics, transgenic species, transgress, transgression, transgressive, transhiatal, transhiatal esophagectomy, tranship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for transgressBritish Dictionary definitions for transgresstransgress / (trænzˈɡrɛs) / verbto break (a law, rule, etc) to go beyond or overstep (a limit) Derived forms of transgresstransgressor, nounWord Origin for transgressC16: from Latin transgredī, from trans- + gradī to step Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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