资料来源 : pyDict
习惯,癖好,恶习,毒瘾;服装,衣服
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Habit \Hab"it\n. [OE. habit, abit fr. habit fr. L. habitus
state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a
condition; prob. akin to E. have. See {Have}, and cf. {Able},
{Binnacle}, {Debt}, {Due}, {Exhibit}, {Malady.}]
1. The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either
natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed,
and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is
morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical
temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
2. (Biol.) The general appearance and manner of life of a
living organism.
3. Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct;
practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary
tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is
acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second
nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic
forms of behavior.
A man of very shy, retired habits. --W. Irving.
4. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp.,
a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a
riding habit.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. --Shak.
There are, among the states, several of Venus, in
different habits. --Addison.
Syn: Practice; mode; manner; way; custom; fashion.
Usage: {Habit}, {Custom.} Habit is a disposition or tendency
leading us to do easily, naturally, and with growing
certainty, what we do often; custom is external, being
habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same
act. The two operate reciprocally on each other. The
custom of giving produces a habit of liberality;
habits of devotion promote the custom of going to
church. Custom also supposes an act of the will,
selecting given modes of procedure; habit is a law of
our being, a kind of ``second nature'' which grows up
within us.
How use doth breed a habit in a man ! --Shak.
He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute,
Consent, or custom. --Milton.
Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habited}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Habiting}.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter,
fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr.
habere to have. See {Habit}, n.]
1. To inhabit. [Obs.]
In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. --Rom. of
R.
2. To dress; to clothe; to array.
They habited themselves lite those rural deities.
--Dryden.
3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
资料来源 : WordNet®
habit
n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7
every evening" [syn: {wont}]
2: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition;
"she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use
had hardened him to it" [syn: {use}, {wont}]
3: (religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a
religious order)
4: excessive use of drugs [syn: {substance abuse}, {drug abuse}]
habit
v : put a habit on