inveterate
英 [ɪnˈvetərət]
美 [ɪnˈvetərət]
adj. 积习难改的; 有…瘾的; 长期形成的; 根深蒂固的
BNC.21865 / COCA.24646
牛津词典
adj.
- 积习难改的;有…瘾的
always doing sth or enjoying sth, and unlikely to stop- an inveterate liar
积习难改的说谎者
- an inveterate liar
- 长期形成的;根深蒂固的
done or felt for a long time and unlikely to change- inveterate hostility
根深蒂固的敌意
- inveterate hostility
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 积习不改的;上瘾的;根深蒂固的
If you describe someone as, for example, aninveterateliar or smoker, you mean that they have lied or smoked for a long time and are not likely to stop doing it.- ...an inveterate gambler.
嗜赌成性的赌徒 - ...the inveterate laziness of these boys.
这些男孩子懒惰成性
- ...an inveterate gambler.
英英释义
adj
- habitual
- a chronic smoker
adv
- in a habitual and longstanding manner
- smoking chronically