ingrain

ingrain
verb
  1. (亦作 engrain)[with obj.]firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person
    使(习惯,信仰,态度)根深蒂固
adjective
  1. (of a textile) composed of fibres which have been dyed different colours before being woven
    (纺织品)由染色原纱织成的
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally as engrain in the sense 'dye with cochineal or in fast colours'): from en-, in- (as an intensifier) + the verb grain. The adjective is from in grain 'fast-dyed', from the old use of grain meaning 'kermes, cochineal'
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