infract

IPA/ɪnfɹˈakt/
IPA/ɪnfɹˈækt/

infract — verb

  • infractpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • infracts3rd person singular
  • infracting-ing form
  • infractedpast simple

1. to go against a law, rule, agreement, or promise by not keeping it.

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

to go against a law, rule, agreement, or promise by not keeping it.

例句

The company infracted safety rules when it blocked the factory's fire exits.

collocation: infract + safety rules

Beatrix knew she would infract her promise if she missed Leo's surgery again.

collocation: infract + promise

同義詞
  • break

    the everyday verb; much more common in normal speech than infract.

  • violate

    more common formal choice for laws, rules, agreements, and standards.

  • infringe

    used especially for rights, patents, freedoms, and limits rather than promises.

反義詞
  • obey

    used when the object is a law, rule, or order.

  • keep

    used when the object is a promise or agreement.

文法句型

infract + noun phrase (law/rule/promise/agreement/order)

用法筆記

The object is usually a law, rule, regulation, agreement, order, or promise. The word is highly formal and uncommon in everyday English, so many speakers would choose break, violate, or infringe instead.

常見錯誤

❌The truck infracted the gate.
✅The truck broke the gate.
💡infract is used for rules or promises, not for damaging physical objects.
❌She infracted into the room without knocking.
✅She went into the room without knocking and violated the rule.
💡infract does not mean physical entry; it means breaking a rule or promise.