bred-in-the-bone

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Firmly established or instilled; deep-seated. idiomatic,usually
    — They had the kind of bred-in-the-bone manners that were unobtrusively the same for one and all.
  2. Inveterate or habitual; long-standing. idiomatic
    — Antrim, bred-in-the-bone Republican conservative, has a proud patriotic tradition.

词形变化

more bred-in-the-bone comparative most bred-in-the-bone superlative

词汇关系

相关词
breed in the bone what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh

词源

From the past participle of breed in the bone.
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