violate: [15] Latin violāre ‘treat with violence’ was derived from the noun vīs ‘force, energy’ (whose accusative form, vim, is probably the source of English vim [19]). Its past participle gave English violate, while its present participle is ultimately responsible for English violent [14]. => vim, violent
violate (v.)
early 15c., "to break" (an oath, etc.), from Latin violatus, past participle of violare "treat with violence, dishonor, outrage" (see violation). Sense of "ravish" is first recorded mid-15c. Related: Violated; violating.
雙語例句
1. Nuclear weapons seem to violate the just war principle of proportionality.
核武器似乎違背了正義戰爭的罰當其罪原則。
來自柯林斯例句
2. to violate international law
違反國際法
來自《權威詞典》
3. Can they be allowed to violate rules and regulations at will?
難道能容許他們隨心所欲地破壞規章制度 嗎 ?
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Only Hitler was prepared to violate the neutrality of Belgium and Holland.
只有希特勒才處心積慮地要破壞比利時和荷蘭的中立.
來自辭典例句
5. Any device that would violate one statement would violate the other.