deepseated

[di:p'si:tɪd] [dip'sitɪd]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • ADJ-GRADED
    根深蒂固的;难以改变的
    A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
    例句
    The country is still suffering from deep-seated economic problems. 该国仍然受到根深蒂固的经济问题的困扰。 ...our morbid and deep-seated fear of death. 我们对死亡近乎病态而且根深蒂固的恐惧