invasion

将“invasion”分解为“in-”和“vade”。记忆方法可以是：想象“in”如同一个入侵者，“vade”意为行走。所以，“invasion”可以形象地理解为“入侵者行走”，即入侵。这样的联想可以帮助记住这个词的含义。

invasion 入侵，侵犯

来自invade,入侵，侵犯。

invasion (n.)

mid-15c., from Old French invasion "invasion, attack, assaut" (12c.), from Late Latin invasionem (nominative invasio) "an attack, invasion," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin invadere "go into, fall upon, attack, invade," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + vadere "go, walk" (see vamoose).

1. When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers.

外敌入侵时，他作为占领者的傀儡行使统治。

2. The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.

这次入侵的隐秘和迅速令陆军军官们大为震惊。

3. There was a peaceful pitch invasion after Milan's eighth goal.

米兰队攻入第八粒进球后，观众有序地涌进球场。

4. Is reading a child'sdiary always a gross invasion of privacy?

偷看孩子的日记一定是对个人隐私的严重侵犯吗？

5. The invasion was held up by unexpectedly stout resistance.

入侵行动因遭遇到了出乎意料的顽强抵抗而受阻。

【aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive】
这些名词均有“进攻、侵略”之意。
aggression: 词义宽泛，既可指武装入侵别国领土，又可指文化、经济等方面的侵略。侧重敌意行动和征服的企图。
invasion: 多指具体的侵入或侵犯别国领土，也可用于指抽象事件。
assault: 主要指突然而猛烈的进攻。
attack: 普通用词，含义广，指事先不发警告，主动地向对方发起武力进攻或对言论等进行抨击。
offensive: 多指进攻的态势，常指大规模的协同军事行动。