English Dictionary

habitual

IPA（発音記号）

/həˈbɪ.tʃʊ.əl/

名詞

口語

(colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender. / (grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.

日本語の意味

習慣的な行動を常に行う人（例：常習的な犯罪者） / 習慣的な行為を示す文法構造（語法における用法）

The habitual returned to his old haunts despite repeated warnings.

その常習者は何度も警告を受けたにもかかわらず、以前のたまり場に戻ってきた。

意味（1）

(colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.

It has been suggested that we should classify prisoners as casuals and habituals. If a casual is to be distinguished from an habitual simply by the length of his sentence, this classification would hardly answer.

意味（2）

(grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.

Since any situation that can be protracted sufficiently in time, or that can be iterated a sufficient number of times over a long enough period – and this means, in effect, almost any situation – can be expressed as a habitual, it follows that habituality is in principle combinable with various other aspectual values, namely those appropriate to the kind of situation that is prolonged or iterated.

habituals （ plural ）