"transgress" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 违犯
• 逾越

Definition

超越规则、限制或法律；违反道德或法律界限。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式场合，如法律、道德或宗教讨论。常见搭配有“transgress a law”、“transgress boundaries”。和“trespass”不同，后者多指物理空间。

Examples

If you transgress the rules, you may get in trouble.

如果你**违犯**规则，你可能会遇到麻烦。

She apologized after realizing she had transgressed the law.

她意识到自己**违犯**了法律后道歉了。

People can get hurt when we transgress social boundaries.

当我们**逾越**社会界限时，人们会受到伤害。

Artists often transgress traditional standards to create something new.

艺术家经常**突破**传统标准来创造新事物。

He didn't mean to transgress, he just didn't know the customs here.

他不是有意**违犯**，只是不了解这里的习俗。

In many stories, heroes are forced to transgress lines for a greater good.

在许多故事中，英雄被迫**逾越**底线以追求更大的善。