bred-in-the-bone

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PRONUNCIATION: (bred-in-thuh-BOHN) 

MEANING:

adjective : 

1. Deep-rooted. 

2. Habitual; inveterate.

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英 [b'red'ɪnðəb'əʊn]  美[b'red'ɪnðəb'oʊn]

adj.根深蒂固的，本性难移的；

ETYMOLOGY:

From the old proverb “What is bred in the bone will not come out of the flesh”, implying something deep-rooted cannot be removed. Also recorded in the form “What is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh”, meaning deeply ingrained traits will ultimately reveal themselves. Earliest documented use: 1470.

What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. [谚]本性总要表现出来.

inveterate  [in'vetərət]

adj. 根深的；积习的；成癖的 inveterate habit: 痼习

ingrained  [,in'ɡreind]

adj. 根深蒂固的；彻头彻尾的；生染的

v. 使根深蒂固（ingrain的过去分词形式）；生染；就原料染色

trait   /tret/

n. 特性，特质，性格

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USAGE:

“Her bred-in-the-bone positivity has left its mark on her son.” 

Ruth La Ferla; That Model in the Ad? She's Mom; The New York Times ; Jan 17, 2019.

His love of drink is bred - in - the - bone.他嗜酒成性.

The Willett children's cleanness is bred in the bone.维力家的孩子们自幼就有整洁的个性.

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life. -Barbara Kingsolver, novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 8 Apr 1955)