violator
violator — 名詞
- violatorsingular
- violatorsplural
1. a person, company, or government that refuses to follow a law, fails to honour a
違規者
違反法律、協議或規範的個人或組織
a person, company, or government that refuses to follow a law, fails to honour an agreement, or disregards rights that others are entitled to
The court fined the factory as a repeat violator of environmental safety laws.
法院對這間屢次違反環境安全法規的工廠處以罰款。
collocation: repeat violator of [law]
Saira discovered the company was a serial violator of international fair-trade agreements.
Saira 發現該公司屢次違反國際公平貿易協議。
Any violator of the building's noise rules will receive a written warning.
任何違反大樓噪音規範的違規者都會收到書面警告。
Kenji reported the contractor as a violator of the city's safety code.
Kenji 向有關單位舉報該承包商違反了市府的安全法規。
The agency tracks every violator of data privacy laws across the region.
該機構追蹤區域內每一名違反資料隱私法的違規者。
- offender
broader term for anyone who breaks a rule or law
- lawbreaker
specifically refers to breaking legal statutes
- transgressor
more formal; often implies a moral or ethical breach
- infringer
narrower; used when someone violates rights, copyrights, or patents
- law-abiding citizen
someone who follows laws and rules
文法句型
violator of + [law/rule/agreement/right]
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal, regulatory, or formal institutional contexts rather than everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
2. a person who uses force or threats to make someone have sex with them
性侵犯
以強迫手段使他人發生性行為的犯罪者
a person who uses force or threats to make someone have sex with them
Detectives matched the suspected violator’s DNA to evidence from a rape near the bus station.
警方比對出這名涉嫌性侵者的 DNA，證實他與巴士站附近一起強暴案有關。
pattern: suspected violator (legal and crime reporting context)
Amani testified in court against the violator who had sexually assaulted her roommate a year earlier.
Amani 出庭指證那名一年前性侵她室友的男子。
pattern: testify against the violator (courtroom context)
Detectives used DNA to identify the violator in a decades-old cold case.
偵探利用 DNA 辨識出這起數十年懸案中的性侵犯身分。
The support group helps survivors speak out about the violator who hurt them.
該支持團體幫助倖存者勇敢說出傷害他們的那名性侵犯。
Federal agents caught a known violator listed on the sex-offender registry after a six-month manhunt.
聯邦探員經過六個月追捕，抓獲了一名名列性犯罪者登記冊的已知性侵犯。
- rapist
the most direct and common word for this meaning
- sexual assailant
formal legal term used in court documents
- sex offender
broader legal category that includes other sexual crimes
用法筆記
Used chiefly in legal and crime reporting; 'rapist' is the more direct and common term in everyday English.