| 单词 | habitual |
| 释义 | habitual (once / 455 pages) adj If something is habitual, it's what you usually do. Your habitual jeans and t-shirt might work for school, but try dressing up for the opera. Habitual is the adjective form of habit, which comes from the Latin habēre, which meant the mode of one's being, and often referred to the mode of dress. Now habit means anything you do repeatedly — your habitual actions. Perhaps you have a habitual preference for cheeseburgers, which you eat at your habitual restaurant on your habitual Wednesday night out. WORD FAMILYhabitual: habitually+/habit: habitable, habited, habiting, habits, habitual, habituate/habitable: habitability, habitableness/habituate: habituated, habituates, habituating, habituation/habituation: habituations USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials say Roux was sentenced to the Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center nearly five years ago after being convicted of being a habitual criminal. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) Large population studies also suggest an association between habitual high protein intake and a heightened risk of diabetes. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) The Ardeche case is one of several brought under the controversial French law criminalising "habitual" visits to sites that promote terrorism. BBC(Dec 02, 2016) adj commonly used or practiced; usual his habitual comment Syn accustomed, customary, wonted usual occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure |
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