ingrained

/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/
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Ingrained habits and beliefs are difficult to change or remove. (习惯或信仰) 根深蒂固的

adjective [原级] 根深蒂固的;彻头彻尾的;生染的

Morals tend to be deeply ingrained. 道德观念往往是根深蒂固的。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 使根深蒂固(ingrain 的过去分词形式);生染;就原料染色

The associative guilt was ingrained in his soul. 这种联想式内疚在他心中根深蒂固。

in(进入) + grain(木头的纹理) + ed → 进入纹理之内 → 根深蒂固的
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