| 释义 |
〔inveterate〕from Latin inveterātus [past participle of] inveterārī [to grow old, endure] 源自 拉丁语 inveterātus inveterārī的过去分词 [变老，忍耐] 〔senesce〕To reach later maturity; grow old.更臻成熟；变老〔ageless〕Seeming never to grow old.永不显老的；长生不老的：看起来好象永远不会变老的〔tetchy〕"As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses"(James Wolcott)“当一个批评家变老，他或她通常变得更易怒而且反应有限”(詹姆斯·沃尔科特)〔aging〕The process of growing old or maturing.变老；成熟：变老或变成熟的过程 |