inveterate

英 [ɪnˈvetərət]

美 [ɪnˈvetərət]

adj.  积习难改的; 有…瘾的; 长期形成的; 根深蒂固的

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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
  1. an inveterate liar
     积习难改的说谎者
• 长期形成的；根深蒂固的
  done or felt for a long time and unlikely to change
  1. inveterate hostility
     根深蒂固的敌意

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.
  1. ...an inveterate gambler.
     嗜赌成性的赌徒
  2. ...the inveterate laziness of these boys.
     这些男孩子懒惰成性

英英释义

adj

• habitual
  1. a chronic smoker
  Synonym:chronic

adv

• in a habitual and longstanding manner
  1. smoking chronically
  Synonym:chronically

双语例句

• For a nation that has prided itself on its inveterate optimism and the belief that each generation would be better off than the last, negative sentiment about the future is the new normal.
  美国人曾自豪于其根深蒂固的乐观精神，坚信每一代人都会过得比上一代人更好，但如今美国人对未来的负面情绪成了新常态。
• In international politics inveterate enemies can become allies almost overnight.
  国际政治中，宿敌几乎可以在一夜间就成为盟友。
• These enlightened thinkers demote and animadvert on the Chinese nationality usually from their own benefit, but they indeed open out the inveterate habit and shortcoming of Chinese.
  虽然，这些启蒙思想家大多出于自身的需要对中国国民性进行无情地贬斥和批判，但是在很大程度上却揭示了中国国民的痼习和缺点，其思想发人深思。
• The persistent and unilateral action taken by the White House to slap 'sanctions' against the DPRK patently proves that it is still not away from inveterate repugnancy and hostility towards the DPRK, it said on Sunday.
  美国白宫为‘制裁’朝鲜所持续采取的单方面行动，显然证明美国仍然没有消除对朝鲜根深蒂固的憎恶和敌意。
• Their inveterate distrust and hatred of strangers.
  他们对陌生人根深蒂固难以改变的怀疑和憎恨。
• I happen to be an admirer of the archiving impulse and an inveterate archivist at the household level.
  我是一个崇拜者存档冲动和一个积习已档案保管员在家庭一级。
• Marcovaldo the irrepressible dreamer, Marcovaldo the inveterate schemer.
  天生的梦想家马可瓦多，智多星马可瓦多。
• Be always full of zest and happiness will become an inveterate habit.
  想要更加快乐，就把你的快乐与人分享。
• The inveterate spending habits of rich American households are financed by the thrift of poor Chinese peasants.
  美国富裕家庭根深蒂固的消费习惯，是靠中国穷苦农民的节俭来资助的。
• If we remain inveterate smokers, I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
  如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，戒烟者通常具有的所有症状我都占全了：脾气暴躁，食欲旺盛。