inroad

• n. 侵襲，襲擊；減少

in-,進入，使，road,古義，騎馬，侵襲，詞源同ride,raid.其原義為惡意入侵，侵擾，後詞義褒義化指進展。

inroad (n.)

1540s, "hostile incursion, raid, foray," from in- (2) "in;" second element is road in the obsolete sense of "riding;" related to raid. Related: Inroads.

1. This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.

這交易是他們進軍美國市場的首次重大收獲。

來自《權威詞典》