ossified
adjective
uk/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪd/us/ˈɑː.sə.faɪd/ossifiedadjective(IDEAS)
formaldisapproving
(ofhabitsorideas)fixedandunabletochange:
僵化的，固定不变的Theinstitutionsofgovernmenthavebecomemore ossified andinflexible.政府机构变得更加僵化死板。
Hetriedtopushliberalizingpoliciesthrough an ossifiedbureaucracy.他试图通过僵化的官僚机构推动政策的自由化。
staying the same
- constantCheck to make sure your oven maintains a constant temperature.
- the sameYou look exactly the same as you did ten years ago!
- same old same oldThe Italian restaurant is under new management, but it's just the same old same old.
- unchangingHis novel is about the unchanging nature of humanity.
- unchangeableThe company's position on the matter is absolute and unchangeable.
- Thewholesystemhasbecomeossified andunresponsive.
- Fight thetendencytobecomeossified inyourmusicaltastes.
- Thegovernmentmustescapeitsossified past.
Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- firmness
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense
ossifiedadjective(BODY)
medicalspecialized
(ofbodytissue) havingbecomehard andchangedintobone:
骨质化的Thebonesin the creature'sfeetwere onlypartiallyossified.这种生物脚内的骨骼只是部分骨质化。
Withincreasingagethejointsbetween thebonesmaybecomeossified.随着年龄的增长，骨骼间的关节可能发生骨质化。
See
ossify
- The fontanelle is a membrane-coveredspacebetweencranialbodiesin thefetusthatlaterbecomesossified.
- Thecarwascompletelycoveredin ossifiedbirddroppings.
- Thousands offossilizeddinosaurfootprintshavesurvivedandbecomepreservedin ossifiedrock.
Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- firmness
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense