encroachment
n ~ (on/upon sth) (fml 文)
(a) [U] action of encroaching 侵入; 侵害; 侵占
I resent the encroachment on my time. 我讨厌别人侵占我的时间.
(b) [C] thing gained by encroaching 侵占或侵害之物
encroachments made by the sea upon the land 海水对陆地的侵蚀之处.
🗣️ 情景例句
He's gone for the day.
他整天都不在。
A full belly counsels well.
衣食足而后知荣辱。
But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages.