inured
UKUS
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Accustomed to something unpleasant through long exposure; hardened
习惯于(艰苦或不快之事)的;变得麻木的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom inure = in- (in) + ure (Old French eure 'practice, use,' from Latin opera/ūsus). To be inured is to be 'put into use/habit' — worn into accepting hardship. An edge member of the use family, joined via the -ure (custom) sense.
Root us still carries 68 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.inured to对……习以为常
Example Sentences
- 1.
Years on the front line had inured the soldiers to danger.