单词 | inveterate |
释义 | Word Frequency inveterate(ɪnˈvɛtərɪt) adjective 1. long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained an inveterate feeling of hostility 2. (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened an inveterate smoker 3. obsolete full of hatred; hostile Derived forms inveteracy (inˈveteracy) or inveterateness (inˈveterateness) noun inveterately (inˈveterately) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from in-2 + vetus old |
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