habituate

/həˈbɪtʃ.u.eɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /həˈbɪtʃ.u.eɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /hə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwāt ha-, -chü-ˌāt/ (ame, mw)

habituate — 動詞

  • habituatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • habituates3rd person singular
  • habituating-ing form
  • habituatedpast simple

1. to become familiar and comfortable with a new situation, place, or habit by expe

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

習慣於

使習慣於某事物

to become familiar and comfortable with a new situation, place, or habit by experiencing it many times, or to help someone or an animal become familiar and comfortable with it

例句

After three months of night shifts, Dr. Okafor's body slowly habituated to sleeping during the day.

值了三個月的大夜班後，Okafor 醫師的身體慢慢習慣了在白天睡覺。

intransitive use: habituate + to + gerund

The Watanabe family habituated their rescue dog to city noises by taking short walks near busy streets each evening.

Watanabe 一家讓領養的狗習慣都市的噪音，方法是每天傍晚帶牠在繁忙的街道旁散步。

transitive use: habituate + object + to + noun

同義詞
  • accustom

    more common in everyday English; 'accustom oneself to' is the standard phrase where 'habituate' sounds formal

  • acclimatize

    specifically refers to adapting to a new climate or physical environment

  • adjust

    broader meaning; can be emotional, social, or mechanical; less formal than 'habituate'

  • become inured to

    implies becoming less sensitive to something unpleasant; more literary register

反義詞
  • unaccustom

    rare; 'unused to' as a phrase is far more common

文法句型

habituate + to + noun/gerund

habituate + object + to + noun/gerund

habituate oneself + to + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Frequently used with a reflexive pronoun, especially in formal writing: habituate oneself to. The intransitive form (e.g., 'she habituated to the cold') is less common and typically describes a gradual, involuntary process.

常見錯誤

❌I habituated the cold weather quickly.
✅I habituated to the cold weather quickly.
💡'habituate' requires the preposition 'to' before the thing one gets used to.
❌She habituated running every morning.
✅She habituated herself to running every morning.
💡When used transitively with an action, a reflexive pronoun (oneself) is usually needed.