encroachment
noun /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/
/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/
(formal)- [uncountable, countable] the act of slowly affecting or using up too much of somebody's time, rights, personal life, etc.
侵占(某人的时间);侵犯(某人的权利);扰乱(某人的生活) - the deadening encroachment of political correctness
政治正确性令人窒息的侵蚀 - encroachment on/upon something the regime’s many encroachments on human rights
这个政权种种侵犯人权的行为
- the deadening encroachment of political correctness
- [uncountable] the act of slowly covering more and more of an area
侵蚀,蚕食(地区) - It is increasingly difficult to shield farmland from urban encroachment.
保护农田免受城市侵蚀越来越困难。
- It is increasingly difficult to shield farmland from urban encroachment.