[with obj.]break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement) 违反,违背(规定,正式协议) they violated the terms of a ceasefire. 他们违反了停火的条款。 ■fail to respect (someone's peace, privacy, or rights) 扰乱(某人的宁静);侵犯(隐私,权利) they denied that human rights were being violated. 他们否认人权受到侵犯。 ■treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect 亵渎(圣物);玷污(圣物) he was accused of violating a tomb. 他被控告亵渎墓碑。 ■rape or sexually assault (someone) 强奸,性侵犯
派生 violator noun violable adjective
(rare 罕)
语源
late Middle English: from Latin violat- 'treated violently', from the verb violare