Old English ofersteppan "to step over or beyond, cross, exceed;" see over- + step (v.). From the beginning used in figurative senses. Related: Overstepped; overstepping.
权威例句
1. In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
在清一色男性的公司里,可能他的举止确实有失得体。
2. Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries.
父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。
3. to overstep your authority
越权
4. Overstep the ego, common development, is a target that We always struggle for.
超越自我共同发展, 始终是我们奋斗的目标.
5. Now, there are two factors to tempt the medicine to overstep its borders.