rooted

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Thân thiện

They stood rooted in astonishment at the sight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Firmly established; deeply fixed or ingrained: Describes something that is deeply implanted, settled, or entrenched, often referring to feelings, beliefs, or characteristics.
   • Fixed to the spot; unable to move: Describes a state of being completely motionless, typically due to a strong emotion like shock, fear, or astonishment.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Deeply Fixed):
  • His love for classical music is deeply rooted in his childhood.
  • The country faces challenges from rooted corruption within its institutions.
• Adjective (Fixed to the Spot):
  • She stood rooted to the spot, terrified by the sudden noise.
  • Rooted in astonishment, the audience watched the magician's final trick.

Advanced Usage

• "to be rooted in something": To have something as its origin, cause, or basis.
  • The conflict is rooted in a long history of territorial disputes.
• "rooted to the spot/ground": An idiom emphasizing complete immobility.
  • The deer was rooted to the spot by the car's headlights.

Variants and Related Words

• Root (verb): To establish deeply and firmly.
  • The idea was rooted in scientific principles.
• Root (noun): The basic cause, source, or origin of something.
  • We must address the root of the problem.
• Rootless (adjective): Lacking roots, stability, or a sense of belonging.
  • He felt rootless after moving to a new city every year.

Synonyms

• Entrenched: Firmly established and difficult to change.
• Ingrained: Deeply embedded and forming part of the essence.
• Immovable: Incapable of being moved (for the physical sense).
• Transfixed: Rendered motionless with awe, terror, or amazement.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Root for (someone/something): To support or cheer for someone or a team.
  • We all rooted for the underdog in the competition.
• Root out: To find and remove something or someone completely.
  • The new manager vowed to root out inefficiency in the department.

Related Idioms

• Root and branch: Completely or thoroughly.
  • The organization was reformed root and branch.
• Put down roots: To settle down and establish a stable life in a place.
  • After years of traveling, they decided to put down roots in the countryside.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. absolutely still
   • frozen with horror
   • they stood rooted in astonishment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• frozen
• rooted
• stock-still