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入侵,侵略;侵害,侵犯;发病,发作
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Invasion \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See
{Invade}.]
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the
rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or
domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest
or plunder.
3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or
pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.
Syn: {Invasion}, {Irruption}, {Inroad}.
Usage: Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible
entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a
hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes
particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some
unusual way involving trespass and injury.
资料来源 : WordNet®
invasion
n 1: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for
conquest or plunder
2: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion
of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: {encroachment},
{intrusion}]
3: (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or
malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's
invasion of surrounding structures"