1. 1違規(常指較輕的破規,例如交通違規;不一定是重罪。)

    An infraction is the act of breaking a rule or a law. It is a formal, slightly lawyerly word. In American English you meet it a lot with small breaks: a parking infraction, a sports infraction, something you pay a fine for. It is usually not the word for a serious crime like robbery. Though actually, the tidy idea ‘infraction = tiny, crime = big’ is tidier than real life — a writer may call any break of a rule an infraction, even a harsh one, if they want to sound official. British English understands it but uses it less in the street; people just say you broke the rules, or you committed an offence. Do not reach for it when you only mean a person was rude; it is about rules and laws, not manners alone.

組成From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infringere: in(入)+ frangere(打破)。

同家族的字

  • infringesame Latin verb ‘to break in’; often used for breaking a right or a copyright
  • fractureshares the Latin ‘to break’ piece

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

infractionnoun/ɪnˈfɹakʃən/

  • 1

    lawA minor offence, petty crime.

    • Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.
    • Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.
  • 2

    A violation; breach.

    • A team's first infraction could mean a fine of up to $25,000.
  • 3

    hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleA major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

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