deep-seated
adjective
uk/ˌdiːpˈsiː.tɪd/us/ˌdiːpˈsiː.t̬ɪd/(alsodeep-rooted,deeply rooted)stronglyfeltorbelievedand verydifficulttochangeor getridof:
根深蒂固的;笃信的a deep-seatedfaithinGod笃信上帝
felt or experienced with a lot of force
- strongI felt a strong urge to hug him.
- powerfulAnger is one of the most powerful human emotions.
- intenseShe learned that even intense emotional pain passes.
- fierceThe people have a fierce pride in their country.
- deepHe suffered from a deep feeling of inadequacy.
- deep-seatedHe has a deep-seated loathing of snobbery.
Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spotsidiom
- be no hard and fast rulesidiom
- burnyourboats/bridgesidiom
- congenital
- continuity
- entrench
- incurably
- inelastic
- inelasticity
- inflexible
- ingrain
- irreversibly
- irrevocable
- irrevocably
- leopard
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- uncompromisingly
- unredeemable