inveterate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·vet·e·rate /ɪnˈvetərət/ adjective [only before noun] written 1. inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc written LOT/VERY MUCHsomeone who lies a lot, smokes a lot etc and cannot stop 惯于说谎的人/烟瘾很大的人/沉迷女色的人等2. inveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc written CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTan attitude or feeling that you have had for a long time and cannot change 根深蒂固的喜爱/怀疑/仇恨等Origin inveterate (1300-1400) Latin past participle of inveterare “to get old”, from vetus “old”

in·vet·e·rate adjectiveChineseSyllable

inveterate
in‧vet‧e‧rate /ɪnˈvetərət, ɪnˈvetərɪt/

adjective [only before noun] written

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: past participle of inveterare 'to get old', from vetus 'old'

1. inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc someone who lies a lot, smokes a lot etc and cannot stop
2. inveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc an attitude or feeling that you have had for a long time and cannot change

in·vet·er·ate

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/ɪnˈvetərət/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈvetərət/

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adjective

[usually before noun]

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formal,

often disapproving

)

(of a person 人) always doing sth or enjoying sth, and unlikely to stop 积习难改的；有…瘾的

◆an inveterate liar积习难改的说谎者

(of a bad feeling or habit 恶感或陋习) done or felt for a long time and unlikely to change 长期形成的；根深蒂固的

◆inveterate hostility根深蒂固的敌意