How do you use "habit" in a sentence?

She has a habit of biting her nails when she's nervous. Regular exercise should become a daily habit. Old habits die hard, as they say.

habit

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Significado: A regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up

习惯，习性，癖好

hábito, costumbre, manía

習慣、癖、慣習

습관, 버릇, 관습

A habit is a regular tendency or practice that becomes automatic through repetition. Habits can be positive (healthy eating) or negative (smoking). The word can also refer to a distinctive costume worn by members of religious orders, such as a nun's habit.

habit是通过重复而变得自动化的规律性倾向或做法。习惯可以是积极的（健康饮食）或消极的（吸烟）。这个词也可以指宗教团体成员穿的特殊服装，如修女的修道服。

Un habit (hábito) es una tendencia o práctica regular que se vuelve automática a través de la repetición. Los hábitos pueden ser positivos (alimentación saludable) o negativos (fumar). La palabra también puede referirse a un traje distintivo usado por miembros de órdenes religiosas, como el hábito de una monja.

habitは、繰り返しによって自動的になる規則的な傾向や習慣です。習慣は良いもの（健康的な食事）も悪いもの（喫煙）もあります。この言葉は、修道女の修道服など、宗教団体のメンバーが着る特徴的な衣服を指すこともあります。

습관(habit)은 반복을 통해 자동적으로 되는 규칙적인 경향이나 행동입니다. 습관은 긍정적(건강한 식습관)이거나 부정적(흡연)일 수 있습니다. 이 단어는 수녀복처럼 수도회 구성원이 착용하는 특수한 의복을 가리키기도 합니다.

Ejemplos

She has a habit of biting her nails when she's nervous.
她有紧张时咬指甲的习惯。
Ella tiene el hábito de morderse las uñas cuando está nerviosa.
彼女は緊張すると爪を噛む癖があります。
그녀는 긴장하면 손톱을 물어뜯는 버릇이 있습니다.
Regular exercise should become a daily habit.
定期锻炼应该成为日常习惯。
El ejercicio regular debería convertirse en un hábito diario.
定期的な運動は日課になるべきです。
규칙적인 운동은 일상적인 습관이 되어야 합니다.
Old habits die hard, as they say.
俗话说，旧习难改。
Los viejos hábitos son difíciles de abandonar, como dicen.
習慣は第二の天性というように、古い習慣はなかなか変わりません。
속담처럼, 오래된 습관은 쉽게 고쳐지지 않습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old French 'habit', from Latin 'habitus' meaning 'condition' or 'appearance', from 'habēre' (to have, hold). Originally meant clothing (what one 'has on'); the behaviour pattern sense developed later.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

From Latin 'habitus' meaning 'condition' or 'appearance', related to 'habere' meaning 'to have or hold'. The connection to religious clothing comes from the idea that the garment represents the 'condition' of belonging to a religious order.

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