When you infringe, you go against a law, or you step on a right the law said was someone else's. The picture students meet most is copying: a company uses a song, a film, a photo, or an invention that belongs to someone else. That is to infringe copyright, or to infringe a patent.

When you infringe當你infringe的時候, you go against a law你是違反了一條法律, or you step on a right the law said was someone else's或是踩到了法律說屬於別人的權利。The picture students meet most is copying學生最常遇到的畫面是抄襲: a company uses a song, a film, a photo, or an invention that belongs to someone else一家公司使用了屬於別人的歌曲、電影、照片或發明。That is to infringe copyright這就叫做infringe copyright侵犯版權, or to infringe a patent或infringe a patent侵犯專利。

People also say you infringe on or upon someone's rights — you take a freedom that was theirs. You infringe a right, a law, a patent; you do not infringe a person.

People also say you infringe on or upon someone's rights人們也會說infringe on或upon someone's rights侵犯某人的權利 — you take a freedom that was theirs意思是你拿走了原本屬於他們的自由。You infringe a right, a law, a patent你infringe的對象是權利、法律、專利; you do not infringe a person你不會infringe一個人。

The word is fairly formal, and you will hear it in news and in court more than at the dinner table. Though actually, everyday talk stretches it: “Don't infringe on my weekend” just means “don't eat into my free time.” That is looser than the legal sense, and some careful speakers dislike it.

more than at the dinner table比起在餐桌上, The word is fairly formal這個字相當正式, and you will hear it in news and in court你更常在新聞和法庭裡聽到它。Though actually不過其實, everyday talk stretches it日常談話會把它延伸使用: "Don't infringe on my weekend"「Don't infringe on my weekend」的意思 just means "don't eat into my free time."就只是「別佔用我的休假時間」。That is looser than the legal sense這比法律上的意思鬆散一點, and some careful speakers dislike it有些講究的人不喜歡這樣用。

The core idea stays the same: you have crossed a line that was not yours to cross.

The core idea stays the same核心概念一直都一樣: you have crossed a line that was not yours to cross你跨過了一條不屬於你、你不該跨的線。