An infraction is the act of breaking a rule or a law. It is a formal, slightly lawyerly word.

An infraction is the act of breaking a rule or a lawInfraction指的是違反規則或法律的行為 It is a formal, slightly lawyerly word這是一個正式、有點像律師會用的詞

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.

In American English you meet it a lot with small breaks在美式英文裡，這個字常用在小違規上 a parking infraction, a sports infraction像停車違規、運動場上的違規 something you pay a fine for通常是要繳罰款的那種 It is usually not the word for a serious crime like robbery它通常不是用來指搶劫這種嚴重犯罪的詞

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.

Though actually不過實際上 the tidy idea 'infraction = tiny, crime = big' is tidier than real life『infraction＝小事、crime＝大事』這種整齊的想法，比現實更整齊 a writer may call any break of a rule an infraction作家可能把任何違規行為都叫做infraction even a harsh one即使是很嚴重的違規 if they want to sound official只要他們想聽起來正式一點 British English understands it but uses it less in the street英式英文聽得懂這個字，但日常比較少用 people just say you broke the rules, or you committed an offence人們通常直接說you broke the rules（你違反規定）或you committed an offence（你犯了違規行為）

Do not reach for it when you only mean a person was rude; it is about rules and laws, not manners alone.

Do not reach for it when you only mean a person was rude不要在你只是想說某人沒禮貌時用這個字 it is about rules and laws, not manners alone它講的是規則和法律，不只是禮貌問題