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habit

UK //ˈhæbɪt//US //ˈhæbɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'habitus',意为'状态、条件、服装',通过古法语 'habit' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指一个人经常重复的行为或做法,通常是在无意识的情况下形成的,可以是好的也可以是坏的。

“She has a habit of biting her nails when she's nervous.”

(她紧张时有咬指甲的习惯。)

“Reading before bed is a good habit to develop.”

(睡前阅读是一个值得养成的好习惯。)

❶ 指修道士或修女穿的特定服装,象征他们的宗教身份和生活方式。

“The nun wore a simple black habit.”

(修女穿着一件朴素的黑色道袍。)

“His brown habit identified him as a Franciscan monk.”

(他的棕色道袍表明他是方济各会的修士。)

同义词:custom, practice, routine, tradition, pattern

verb

❶ 指给某人穿上特定的服装,尤指宗教服装。

“The young novice was habited in white for the ceremony.”

(年轻的修士在仪式上穿着白色的道袍。)

“They habited the statue of the Virgin in blue robes.”

(他们给圣母像穿上了蓝色的长袍。)

同义词:clothe, dress, attire, robe, garb

常见短语

force of habit — 指因为长期重复而变得自动化的行为,即使没有特别原因也会不自觉地做。

“I reached for my phone out of force of habit, even though I knew it was dead.”

(出于习惯我伸手去拿手机,尽管我知道它没电了。)

kick the habit — 指戒除某种不良习惯,特别是像吸烟或吸毒这样的成瘾行为。

“After 20 years of smoking, he finally kicked the habit.”

(在吸烟20年后,他终于戒掉了这个习惯。)