A contravention is the act of doing something a law or a rule does not allow.

A contravention「contravention」 is指的是 the act of doing something做了 a law or a rule does not allow法律或規定不允許的事這件行為。

You meet this word in the news, in court papers, and on official notices, not around the dinner table. The usual shape is “in contravention of” — in contravention of the speed limit, in contravention of school rules, in contravention of an agreement.

You meet this word你會在 in the news, in court papers, and on official notices新聞、法院文件和官方公告裡遇到這個字, not around the dinner table而不是在飯桌上的閒聊裡。The usual shape常見的用法是 is "in contravention of""in contravention of" — in contravention of the speed limit違反速限, in contravention of school rules違反校規, in contravention of an agreement違反協議。

It names the breaking as a legal fact, not as a story about a naughty person. Though actually, in ordinary talk we almost never reach for it. We say someone broke the law, went against the rules, or was not allowed to do that. “Contravention” is cooler and more official than those everyday words, and a little broader than “crime”: you can be in contravention of a quiet regulation, a sports rule, or a contract, not only a big criminal law.

It names it把違規這件事 the breaking as a legal fact當成一個法律事實來陳述, not as a story about a naughty person而不是在講一個壞孩子的故事。Though actually不過其實, in ordinary talk在日常對話裡 we almost never reach for it我們幾乎不會用到這個字。We say我們會說 someone broke the law, went against the rules, or was not allowed to do that某人違法了、違反規定了，或是不被允許做那件事. "Contravention""Contravention" is cooler and more official than those everyday words比這些日常說法更冷靜、更正式, and而且 a little broader than "crime"比 "crime"（罪行）涵蓋得更廣一點: you can be in contravention of你可以違反的是 a quiet regulation一條不起眼的規定, a sports rule運動規則, or a contract或一份合約, not only a big criminal law不只是重大的刑法。

One contravention can be small; the word does not tell you how serious it was, only that a line was crossed.

One contravention一次違規 can be small可以是小事; the word這個字 does not tell you how serious it was不會告訴你事情有多嚴重, only只告訴你 that a line was crossed有一條界線被跨過了。