v. trespass on/upon [place]
trespass 常与 on/upon 连用,后接地点;也可用于抽象义,如 trespass on somebody's time(占用某人时间)。警示牌的 No Trespassing 表示“禁止入内”。
They were fined for trespassing on the railway line.
他们因擅自进入铁路线而被罚款。
侵害;侵权
trespasses — plural of trespass
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
侵害;侵权
a legal wrong that interferes with someone's possession of property, or a lawsuit to recover damages for it
They were fined for trespassing on the railway line.
他们因擅自进入铁路线而被罚款。
对他人财产或人身的有意干涉。
An intentional interference with another's property or person.
You shouldn't trespass on private property without asking first.
你不应该未经允许就擅自进入私人土地。
The guard spotted a man who was trespassing on the construction site.
保安发现一名男子正在擅自闯入建筑工地。
Trespassing on protected land can lead to a heavy fine.
擅自进入受保护的土地可能会导致高额罚款。
trespass 常与 on/upon 连用,后接地点;也可用于抽象义,如 trespass on somebody's time(占用某人时间)。警示牌的 No Trespassing 表示“禁止入内”。
They were fined for trespassing on the railway line.
他们因擅自进入铁路线而被罚款。
作名词时,a trespass 后可接 on/upon 说明被侵入的对象;法律上也用复数 trespasses。
The court ruled that his entry was a trespass on the plaintiff's land.
法院裁定他进入原告土地的行为构成非法侵入。
这是法律术语,to 后接被侵害的客体:trespass to land(土地)、trespass to goods(财物)、trespass to the person(人身侵害)。
Trespass to land is one of the oldest forms of legal action.
非法侵入土地是最古老的法律诉讼形式之一。
Not this
He trespassed the private land.
Use this
He trespassed on the private land.
trespass 作动词时常为不及物动词,表示“擅自进入”时后面不能直接跟地点,而要用介词 on 或 upon 再接地点。
Not this
The website trespasses the author's copyright.
Use this
The website infringes the author's copyright.
trespass 表示“非法侵入他人土地或财产”,不能用于侵犯版权等知识产权;表达“侵犯版权”应用 infringe。受汉语“侵害/侵犯”的影响,学习者易误用 trespass。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
刑事非法侵入罪
He was charged with criminal trespass after climbing the fence.
他翻越围栏后被指控犯有刑事非法侵入罪。
禁止擅自进入;禁止入内
A large sign read "No Trespassing."
一块大牌子上写着“禁止擅自进入”。
擅闯私人领地
The dog regularly trespassed on private property.
这条狗经常擅闯私人领地。
占用某人太多时间
I don't want to trespass on your time, but could you help me?
我不想占用你太多时间,但你能帮我一下吗?
过多占用某人的时间
I hope I am not trespassing on your time by asking you to review this.
我希望请你审阅这份材料不会过多占用你的时间。
过度打扰某人的盛情
We had already stayed a week, and I felt we were trespassing on their hospitality.
我们已经住了一个星期,我觉得我们在过度打扰他们的盛情。
冒犯某人(尤指宗教或道德上的过错)
In the prayer, we ask to be forgiven as we forgive those who trespass against us.
在这段祷告中,我们祈求得到宽恕,正如我们宽恕那些冒犯我们的人。
饶恕我们的过犯,如同我们饶恕别人的过犯。
In the prayer, we ask God to forgive our trespasses.
在祷告中,我们祈求上帝饶恕我们的过犯。
禁止入内。
The sign on the gate clearly said 'No trespassing'.
大门上的牌子清楚地写着“禁止入内”。
Use trespasses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把tres想成three(三步),跨过他人地界即trespass‘擅自进入’。仅作助记。
语域:mixed 常见场景:property law、warning signs、legal notices 表示“擅自进入他人土地/房产”时,trespass 多用于法律文件、正式告示或书面语境;日常口语中较少直接用这个词,更常说 go onto someone’s land without permission 等表达。
所列词中没有与 trespass 整词押韵的词。只有 tress 与 trespass 的前半部分读音相同,均为 /tres/。compass 和 encompass 与它共有非重读的 -pass /pəs/,但重读元音不同,不算押韵。surpass、bypass、impasse 都拼作 -pass,但读 /pæs/,是形近而音不同的词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.