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

• JOHN McCAIN, an enthusiastic gambler and inveterate collector of lucky charms, has the luck of the devil.
  麦凯恩，一个豪情赌客，他似有幸运之符附身，总是好运齐天。
• I am sometimes accused of being an inveterate poseur.
  有时有人说我惯于装模作样。
• An inveterate smoker, drinker, gambler, liar, etc.
  积习已久的烟鬼、酒徒、赌棍、撒谎家等。
• Simon was an inveterate fisherman, well known for exaggerating the size of "the one that got away".
  西蒙是个老练的渔夫。人们都熟知他爱吹嘘“跑掉的那条”鱼的尺寸。
• Being an inveterate stickler for the rules, I tried to point out to the accommodating cop that what we were doing was against the law.
  作为一名积习难改的守法者，我试着向那位好心通融的警察指出，我们这样做是违法的。
• They both enjoy gossip, are inveterate news hounds and love to involve themselves in all aspects of the production of the news.
  他们都喜欢八卦，有敏锐的新闻嗅觉，喜欢插手新闻产生流程的方方面面。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When you are happy, you feel contented. You should also feel contented when you are unhappy. Be always full of zest and happiness will become an inveterate habit.
  快乐时固然知足，不快乐时也要知足。时时热情洋溢，快乐就会成为戒不掉的习惯。