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in·vet·er·a·cy
/ɪnˈvɛt(ə)rəsi/
根深蒂固,積習
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
In·vet·er·a·cy
n.
1.
Firm
establishment
by
long
continuance
;
firmness
or
deep-rooted
obstinacy
of
any
quality
or
state
acquired
by
time
;
as
,
the
inveteracy
of
custom
,
habit
,
or
disease
; --
usually
in
a
bad
sense
;
as
,
the
inveteracy
of
prejudice
or
of
error
.
An
inveteracy
of
evil
habits
that
will
prompt
him
to
contract
more
.
--
A
.
Tucker
.
2.
Malignity
;
spitefulness
;
virulency
.
The
rancor
of
pamphlets
,
the
inveteracy
of
epigrams
,
and
the
mortification
of
lampoons
.
--
Guardian
.
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