breach
英 [briːtʃ]
美 [briːtʃ]
1. k -----------> ch/tch.
2. break => breach.
- breach
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breach: see break
- breach (n.)
- 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, *bræko "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.
- 1. Four men were found guilty of breach of the peace.
- 四名男子被判扰乱治安罪名成立。
- 2. She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
- 她威胁说要对《太阳报》侵犯其著作权的行为采取法律措施。
- 3. They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
- 他们掌握了足够的证据控告董事违犯信托责任。
- 4. The congressman was accused of a breach of secrecy rules.
- 这位议员被控违反了保密规定。
- 5. Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.
- 他们的行动使两国关系面临严重恶化的危险。