intrusion

intrusion
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of intruding
    侵入,闯入;打扰,侵扰
    he was furious about this intrusion into his private life.
    对他私生活侵扰让他大为恼火。
    [count noun]unacceptable intrusions of privacy.
    对个人隐私难以容忍的侵扰。
    ■[count noun]a thing that intrudes
    侵入物,闯入物,打扰物,侵扰物
    television can no longer be considered an intrusion into football.
    电视已不再可以被视作是对足球运动的侵扰物。
  2. (Geology)the action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface
    (地质)(火成岩)侵入
    ■[count noun]a body of igneous rock which has intruded the surrounding strata
    (对周围岩层的)火成岩侵入
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'invasion, usurpation'): from medieval Latin intrusio(n-), from Latin intrudere 'thrust in' (see intrude)
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