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encroachment on/upon [sth]
encroachment常与on或upon连用，指对抽象权利的侵犯。
The company's encroachment on intellectual property rights was illegal.
该公司对知识产权的侵犯是非法的。
侵入；侵占；蚕食
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侵入；侵占；蚕食
entry into an area that was not previously occupied
The company's encroachment on intellectual property rights was illegal.
该公司对知识产权的侵犯是非法的。
进入以往不常见之地域；越过原有边界的推进；侵入；入侵
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
侵犯他人财产或权利；侵权
An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
非法侵入所得之物
That which is gained by such unlawful intrusion.
非法减损他人财产
An unlawful diminution of the possessions of another.
The new airport terminal is an encroachment on the wildlife reserve.
新航站楼是对野生动物保护区的侵占。
The villagers fought against the encroachment of the resort onto their beaches.
村民们反对度假村侵占他们的海滩。
Weeds are spreading, and their encroachment into the garden is hard to stop.
杂草在蔓延，它们侵入花园很难阻止。
encroachment常与on或upon连用，指对抽象权利的侵犯。
The company's encroachment on intellectual property rights was illegal.
该公司对知识产权的侵犯是非法的。
指物理空间的侵入。
The encroachment into the protected forest was halted by rangers.
对受保护森林的侵入被护林员阻止了。
强调行为主体。
The encroachment by urban development threatens natural habitats.
城市发展的侵占威胁着自然栖息地。
Not this
The company encroachment the land.
Use this
The company made an encroachment on the land.
名词'encroachment'被错误地当作动词使用。正确的用法是将其作为名词，搭配动词'make'和介词'on'来表示'侵犯某物'。
Not this
There was an encroachment to the park.
Use this
There was an encroachment on the park.
介词使用错误。'encroachment'后通常接介词'on'表示'对...的侵犯'，而不是'to'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对权利的侵犯
The new law is seen as an encroachment on citizens' rights.
新法律被视为对公民权利的侵犯。
对领土的侵占
The country protested the encroachment upon its territory.
该国抗议对其领土的侵占。
海水的侵蚀
The encroachment of the sea threatens the coastal villages.
海水的侵蚀威胁着沿海村庄。
逐步侵蚀
The gradual encroachment of big business into local markets worried residents.
大企业逐步侵蚀本地市场让居民感到担忧。
开发商的侵占
Residents oppose the encroachment by developers on their green space.
居民反对开发商侵占他们的绿地。
自由最大的危险，潜伏于那些热心而善意、却缺乏理解之人所带来的隐蔽侵蚀之中。
From Justice Louis D. Brandeis's dissenting opinion in Olmstead v. United States (1928), warning about the subtle, gradual erosion of rights by well-intentioned government action.
出自路易斯·D·布兰代斯大法官在奥姆斯特德诉美国案（1928）中的反对意见，告诫人们警惕那些善意但缺乏理解的政府行为对权利的隐蔽、渐进侵蚀。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
-croach 与 roach（蟑螂）押韵：蟑螂溜进屋就是 encroachment（侵入）。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律语境、环境报道、国际关系评论 encroachment 较正式，多用于法律、环境或国际关系等书面语境；日常口语较少单独使用，类似含义有时可用 intrusion 或 invasion。这里按正式语体处理，但具体正式程度仍随搭配和上下文变化。
没有与 encroachment 完全押韵的常用词。attachment 和 detachment 拼写相近（都以 -chment 结尾），但元音不同（/æ/ 而非 /əʊ/），发音并不相同。其他 -ment 结尾的词如 appointment、development、amusement 也只共享后缀，重读部分不同。
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