(反复)灌输;谆谆教诲;使(观念、态度、习惯)逐渐被理解并接受。
/ˈɪn.kəl.keɪt/
Teachers try to inculcate good study habits in their students.
老师们努力向学生灌输良好的学习习惯。
From an early age, she was inculcated with the belief that honesty matters more than success, a principle that guided her choices even under pressure.
从小她就被灌输“诚实比成功更重要”的信念,这一原则甚至在压力之下也指引着她的选择。
“Inculcate” 来自拉丁语 inculcare,由 *in-*(“进入、加强”)+ calcare(“踩、踏”)构成,本义带有“反复踩踏使其固定”的形象,比喻“反复强调、让某种观念牢固地进入头脑”,因此发展出“灌输、教诲”的含义。