in·fringe
verb/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they infringe | /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it infringes | /ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪz/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple infringed | /ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/ |
| past participle infringed | /ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form infringing | /ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] infringe something (of an action, a plan, etc.) to break a law or rule
违背，触犯（法规） - The material can be copied without infringing copyright.
这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。 - Two of the projects are deemed to infringe EU legislation.
其中两个项目被认为违反了欧盟立法。
- The material can be copied without infringing copyright.
- [transitive, intransitive] to limit somebody’s legal rights
侵犯，侵害（合法权益） - infringe something They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties.
他们说强制办理身份证会侵犯公民的自由。 - infringe on/upon something She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.
她拒绝回答侵犯她隐私的问题。
- infringe something They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.