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单词 second nature
释义

second nature

noun

: an acquired deeply ingrained habit or skill
after a while, using the gearshift becomes second nature

Synonyms

  • custom
  • fashion
  • habit
  • habitude
  • pattern
  • practice
  • practise
  • ritual
  • trick
  • way
  • wont
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Example Sentences

After a while, using the gearshift becomes second nature. speaking and thinking in Japanese simply became second nature to her during the years she spent in Kyoto
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Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

second nature

noun

as in ritual
a usual manner of behaving or doing speaking and thinking in Japanese simply became second nature to her during the years she spent in Kyoto

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ritual
  • way
  • habit
  • trick
  • practice
  • custom
  • pattern
  • tendency
  • fashion
  • routine
  • style
  • habitude
  • addiction
  • wont
  • mode
  • inclination
  • practise
  • usage
  • manners
  • characteristic
  • disposition
  • use
  • convention
  • turn
  • tenor
  • trait
  • proclivity
  • peculiarity
  • jog trot
  • bent
  • regime
  • groove
  • set
  • attribute
  • quirk
  • bag
  • oddity
  • form
  • regimen
  • affectation
  • singularity
  • eccentricity
  • mores
  • rut
  • airs
  • drill
  • rote
  • pose
  • tic
  • deportment
  • mark
  • kink
  • régime
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