| 单词 | inveterate |
| 释义 | inveterate (once / 2151 pages) adjadv If you're an inveterate doodler, all your notebooks are covered with drawings. If you're an inveterate golf player, you probably get twitchy if you haven't been out on a course in a week. In Middle English inveterate was associated with chronic disease. Now it simply refers to something that is a signature habit with a person. Unless you're an inveterate gambler, drinker or smoker––in which case you're addicted and we're back to talking about being sick. WORD FAMILYinveterate: inveterately USAGE EXAMPLESHeinous crimes and inveterate offenders were, and often remain, ineligible for bail for good reason. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) Missoni is, it seems, an inveterate mother, even to her objects. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) Now they’re walking around like a bunch of sages, as could most anyone who has risen from inveterate dormancy. Washington Post(Nov 19, 2016) 1adj habitual Syn chronic usual occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure 2adv in a habitual and longstanding manner Syn chronically |
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