transgress
verb [transitive, intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they transgress | |
| he / she / it transgresses | |
| past simple transgressed | |
| past participle transgressed | |
| -ing form transgressing |
to go beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable 越轨；违背（道德）；违犯（法律） - transgress something
They had transgressed the bounds of decency. 他们已经超越了体面的界限。 - transgress (against somebody/something)
to transgress against God/your neighbour/natural law 违反上帝/你的邻居/自然法则 We will punish any who transgress. 我们将惩罚任何违反者。
Word Originlate 15th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as transgression): from Old French transgresser or Latin transgress- ‘stepped across’, from the verb transgredi, from trans- ‘across’ + gradi ‘go’.- transgress something