encroachmentKK [ɛnˋkrotʃmənt] /ɛnˈkɹoʊtʃmənt/發音名詞1侵占、越界、侵入The city sued the developer for encroachment on public land.市政府控告開發商侵占公有土地。2侵犯、侵害Many citizens see the new law as an encroachment on privacy.許多民眾認為這項新法是對隱私的侵犯。3蠶食、侵蝕多指逐漸擴張Farmers worry about the steady encroachment of the desert.農民擔心沙漠不斷蠶食土地。