Word · Frequency #21865
inveterate
根深蒂固的；积习难改的；成癖的
核心释义
Habitual; firmly established by long persistence.
- 1.
根深蒂固的；长期存在的。
Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
- 2.
长期形成的(通常指坏习惯)
Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
- 3.
恶性的；恶毒的；有恶意的
Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
慢性顽固性的；绵延难治的；根深蒂固的；长期存在的。；长期形成的(通常指坏习惯)；恶性的；恶毒的；有恶意的；根深的
用法In use
He is an inveterate traveler who has visited over forty countries.
用法提示：inveterate 作形容词，修饰 traveler，表示“积习难改的”。
My grandfather is an inveterate smoker despite his doctor's warnings.
用法提示：inveterate 修饰 smoker，强调长期难以戒除的习惯。
She is an inveterate optimist, always finding something positive in every situation.
用法提示：inveterate 修饰 optimist，表示“根深蒂固的”。
an inveterate + [person noun]
inveterate 作定语，修饰指人的名词，表示某人有长期难改的坏习惯或嗜好。
He is an inveterate gambler.
他是个嗜赌成性的人。
inveterate + [abstract noun]
修饰抽象名词时，强调某种态度、情感等根深蒂固，难以消除。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inveterate liar
- 惯于撒谎的人
- He is an inveterate liar, so nobody believes a word he says.他是个惯于撒谎的人，所以没人相信他说的话。
- inveterate gambler
- 赌瘾成性的人
- The film tells the story of an inveterate gambler who loses everything.这部电影讲述了一个赌瘾成性的人输光一切的故事。
- inveterate smoker
- 烟瘾很重的人
- My uncle is an inveterate smoker and has tried to quit many times.我叔叔烟瘾很重，已经多次尝试戒烟。
- inveterate reader
- 嗜书如命的人
- She is an inveterate reader who finishes several books a week.她是个嗜书如命的人，一周能读完好几本书。
- inveterate traveler
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 'veter' 联想成 'veteran'（老兵）：老兵的习气根深蒂固，积习难改。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、medical/technical writing inveterate 通常用于正式或书面语，强调某种习惯或状态长期存在、难以改变，常见于文学或政论等正式文本；在医学语境中多指慢性顽固性疾病或症状，属于专业用法。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这组词都不与 inveterate 完全押韵。veteran 的重读部分 /vɛt/ 与 inveterate 相同，但后面不同；以 -erate 结尾的词，动词（venerate、iterate、obliterate）读作 /əreɪt/，形容词/名词（degenerate、inveterate）分别读作 /ərət/ 和 /ərɪt/，拼写相似但注意读音差异。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.