Old English bryce "breach, fracture, a breaking," from brecan (see break), influenced by Old French breche "breach, opening, gap," from Frankish; both from Proto-Germanic *brecho, *br?ko "broken," from PIE root *bhreg- "to break" (see fraction). Figurative sense of "a breaking of rules, etc." was in Old English Breach of contract is at least from 1660s.
breach (v.)
1570s, from breach (n.). Related: Breached; breaching.
雙語例句
1. Four men were found guilty of breach of the peace.
四名男子被判擾亂治安罪名成立。
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2. She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
她威脅說要對《太陽報》侵犯其著作權的行為采取法律措施。
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3. They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
他們掌握了足夠的證據控告董事違犯信托責任。
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4. The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
這位議員被控違反了保密規定。
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5. Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.