transgression

/trænzˈɡreʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [trænzɡrˈɛʃən] /trænzˈɡreʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [trænzɡrˈɛʃən] /tran(t)s-ˈgre-shən How to pronounce transgression (audio) tranz-/ (ame, mw)

transgression — noun

  • transgressionsingular
  • transgressionsplural

1. a wrongful act in which someone goes beyond a legal, moral, or social limit, or

1.名詞C1
釋義

a wrongful act in which someone goes beyond a legal, moral, or social limit, or a case of doing this

例句

At the town hearing, the judge called the bribery scheme a serious transgression.

formal noun for grave wrongdoing

The priest said hiding food from hungry neighbours was a moral transgression.

moral/religious context: moral transgression

同義詞
  • violation

    more common in legal or official contexts and often less morally charged

  • sin

    stronger religious meaning; usually refers to offending God or sacred teaching

  • breach

    most natural for agreements, contracts, or trust rather than moral boundaries

反義詞
  • obedience

    following rules, moral teaching, or authority

  • restraint

    self-control that stops someone from crossing a limit

文法句型

transgression + of + [rule/code/boundary]

transgression + against + [law/God/community]

用法筆記

Usually used in formal writing or serious speech, especially about moral, religious, or social boundaries. It sounds stronger and more deliberate than mistake and often suggests the person knew the limit before crossing it.

常見錯誤

❌Forgetting my umbrella was a transgression.
✅Forgetting my umbrella was a mistake.
💡transgression suggests crossing an important moral, social, or legal limit, not an ordinary accident.
❌He made a transgression to the rule.
✅He committed a transgression against the rule.
💡this noun is typically followed by against or of, not to.