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单词 habitual
释义

ha·bit·u·al

adjective
/həˈbɪtʃuəl/
/həˈbɪtʃuəl/
  1. [only before noun] usual for or typical of somebody/something惯常的;典型的
    • They waited for his habitual response.他们等待着他的一贯反应。
    • (formal) a person’s place of habitual residence某人通常居住的地方
    • She sat sipping her habitual cup of tea.她坐下来喝着她惯常喝的茶。
    Extra Examples
    • He reacted with his habitual cynicism他以他惯常的愤世嫉俗的态度做出反应
    • She reverted to her habitual frown.她又开始习惯性地紧锁双眉了。
  2. (of an action) done, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to stop讨厌的;上瘾的
    • habitual complaining没完没了的抱怨
    • the habitual use of heroin吸食海洛因上瘾
    Extra Examples
    • The mechanic had been dismissed for habitual lateness.这名技工因老是迟到已被解雇。
    • Is habitual drunkenness considered to be grounds for divorce?经常酗酒可以作为离婚的理由吗?
  3. [only before noun] (of a person) doing something that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop习惯性的;积习很深的
    • a habitual criminal/drinker/liar惯犯/酗酒者/说谎者
    Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of habitual and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
    Extra Examples
    • He was a habitual cocaine user.他服食可卡因上瘾。
    • Habitual criminals were required to report once a month to a police station after they were released.惯犯获释后必须每月到派出所报到一次。
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘part of one's character’): from medieval Latin habitualis, from habitus ‘condition, appearance’, from habere ‘have, consist of’.
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