inveterate

Oxford American Dictionary
inveterate
- IPA[inˈvedərət]
美式
- adj.
  
  having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change；(of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change
- 釋義
adj.
形容詞
1. having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change he was an inveterate gambler 同義詞 ingrained, deep-seated, deep-rooted, deep-set, entrenched, ... 更多established, long-established, congenital, ineradicable, incurable, irredeemable
▪ (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change the inveterate hostility between the two countries was not easily eradicated 同義詞 confirmed, hardened, chronic, hardcore, incorrigible, ... 更多habitual, addicted, compulsive, obsessive, obsessional, informalpathological, hooked, staunch, steadfast, committed, devoted, dedicated, deep-dyed, dyed-in-the-wool, thorough, thoroughgoing, out and out, diehard, long-standing
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inveterate
IPA[ɪnˈvɛt(ə)rət]
英式
adj.
having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change: an inveterate gambler
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