habitual

/həˈbɪtʃuəl/ (bre, ipa) · /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ (ame, ipa) · /hə-ˈbi-ch(ə-)wəl ha-, -ˈbi-chəl/ (ame, mw)

habitual — 形容詞

  • habitualpositive
  • more habitualcomparative
  • most habitualsuperlative

1. done regularly as part of a habit, often without thinking about it.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

習慣性的

因習慣而經常這樣做的

done regularly as part of a habit, often without thinking about it.

例句

Bao's habitual six-kilometre run along the river kept him fit long after retirement.

Bao 習慣性地沿河跑六公里，這讓他在退休後很久身體都還很健康。

habitual + time-of-day activity

Gita grew annoyed with her colleague's habitual lateness at every Monday meeting.

同事每週一開會都習慣性地遲到，讓 Gita 越來越不耐煩。

habitual + abstract noun (lateness, complaining, grumbling)

同義詞
  • customary

    more formal and often tied to social or cultural tradition rather than personal routine

  • routine

    focuses on the predictable, scheduled nature of the action

  • regular

    broader meaning covering any evenly spaced event, not just personal habits

  • accustomed

    describes a state of being used to something, not the repeated action itself

反義詞
  • occasional

    describes something that happens from time to time, not regularly

  • infrequent

    formal; happening only rarely

  • unusual

    not typical or expected

文法句型

habitual + noun (habitual behaviour / habitual liar)

用法筆記

Typically describes repeated behaviour or a recurring state. Can modify a person (habitual liar, habitual gambler) with a mildly negative tone, or an action or thing (habitual wave, habitual hum) more neutrally. Frequently appears before a noun — the predicative use (e.g. 'her lateness was habitual') is less common.

常見錯誤

❌He is habitual to smoke after dinner.
✅He is a habitual smoker after dinner.
💡'habitual' is an adjective that modifies a noun; do not follow it with 'to + verb'.
❌It is habitual for me to wake up early.
✅Waking up early is part of my habitual morning routine.
💡'habitual' describes the noun directly rather than forming a 'for + person + to' construction.