| 词汇 | force of habit |
| 释义 | Idiom force of habit if someone does something from force of habit, they do it without thinking because they have done it so often before.Even though he's gone she still keeps laying the table for two - force of habit, I guess. force of habitAn impulse to do something because one does or has done it habitually. Used to describe an unconscious mistake that results from following one's routine rather than choosing the correct action for the circumstances. After living next door to Anna for 50 years, I call our new neighbor "Anna" by force of habit. A: "Why did you just turn left? We're going to the bank." B: "Force of habit. That's the way I take to work." force of ˈhabita tendency always to do things in a certain way because you have always done them in that way: I don’t know why I check all the locks every time I leave the house. It’s force of habit, I suppose. |
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