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Definition
- Adjective:
- Inveterate: Describes a person who has a long-standing and deeply ingrained habit, usually a negative one, that is very difficult to change or cure. It implies the habit is firmly established over a long period.
- Chronic / Hard-core: Can describe a deeply rooted and persistent condition, often relating to addiction or a vice.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta là một tay cờ bạc nặng căn. (He is an inveterate gambler.)
- Kẻ nghiện rượu nặng căn đó không chịu điều trị. (That chronic alcoholic refuses treatment.)
- Thói ăn cắp vặt của nó đã nặng căn rồi. (His habit of petty theft is now deeply ingrained.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used to describe negative habits, vices, or addictions (e.g., gambling, drinking, lying). It is rarely, if ever, used for neutral or positive traits.
- It often carries a tone of resignation or judgment, suggesting the behavior is beyond easy remedy.
Variants and Related Words
Cố tật (n): A chronic defect or bad habit.
- Hắn có cố tật nói dối. (He has the chronic defect of lying.)
Nghiện ngập (v/n): To be addicted / addiction.
- Nghiện ngập là một vấn đề nặng căn. (Addiction is an inveterate problem.)
Synonyms
- Inveterate: (of a habit, feeling, or belief) long-established and unlikely to change.
- Chronic: (of a problem) long-lasting and difficult to eradicate.
- Ingrained: (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established.
Related Idioms
- Nặng căn nặng nợ: This phrase extends the meaning to suggest being deeply entangled in or burdened by something, as if by fate or karma.
- Sống trong cờ bạc, hắn đúng là nặng căn nặng nợ. (Living for gambling, he is truly burdened by inveterate habit and debt.)
- Inveterate