单词 | transgress |
释义 | transgress —transgressive, adj. —transgressively, adv. —transgressor, n. /trans gres", tranz-/ v.i. 1. to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. v.t. 2. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence. 3. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God. [1520-30; < L transgressus (ptp. of transgredi to step across), equiv. to trans- TRANS- + -gred- (comb. form of gradi to step; see GRADE) + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > ss] Syn. 1. err, trespass. 3. contravene, disobey. Ant. 3. obey. |
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