词汇精选：habitual的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

习惯的，惯常的，习以为常的

例句：

This is my habitual place.

这是我惯常的位子。

例句：

Habitual overeating has distended his stomach.

习惯性的大吃大喝把他的胃口撑大了。

二、词义辨析：

usual,customary,habitual,conventional,regular

这些形容词均有“通常的，惯常的”之意。 usual普通用词，概念广泛。指经常发生或意料中的事，既可指自然发生的现象，也可指按个人习惯或惯例而做的事。customary指特定的个人或群体的平常习惯，或习俗性的行为。habitual指按个人习惯反复发生的事情。侧重经常性、习惯性。conventional语气强，指遵守已成习惯的事情，强调符合惯例，由人们普遍认可。regular着重遵守约定俗成的规则。

三、相关短语：

habitual abortion

n. 习惯性流产

habitual criminal

【法】 惯犯, 累犯

四、参考例句：

This is my habitual place.

这是我惯常的位子。

My girlfriend and I are habitual cinema-goers.

我和女友是电影院的常客。

Habitual overeating has distended his stomach.

习惯性的大吃大喝把他的胃口撑大了。

His boss discharged him for habitual absenteeism.

他的老板因他习惯性旷工而解雇了他。

When she comes to the office, she gives her habitual greeting to everyone there.

她一到办公室就习惯性地向那里的每一个人问候。

His habitual place at the table was occupied by a stranger.

他惯常坐在桌旁的位置被一个陌生人占据了。

Arthur, who, from habitual reverence and feeling, was always more than respectful in a place of worship.

至于亚瑟，他出自习惯造成的虔诚和感觉，一跨进礼拜堂，就会肃然起敬。

Habitual rudeness should never be taken personally; it's just a pattern that's hard to break.

永远不要把对方习惯性的粗鲁太当回事儿，他们只是本性难移罢了。

When you practice overriding habitual ways, you are exerting deliberate control over your actions, says Baumeister. "If you can get people to do willpower exercises like these, it will improve how well they manage their time and help them develop the will

当你练习战胜惯常方式时，你在特意地控制自己的行为，鲍迈斯特讲道。