积习难改 meaning in Chinese
a settled practice is hard to reform.; ingrained habits cannot be cast off overnight
Examples
- In truth, i found myself incorrigible with respect to order .
真的，我发现自己在“秩序”方面实在积习难改。 - He might, on the other hand, have had too much sense to do so; for in her time with him he had been given to bouts only, and was not a habitual drunkard .
反过来说，他也许不至于糊涂到如此地步；因为她同他在一起的时光，他不过是偶尔闹闹酒，还不是一个积习难改的醉鬼。 - A leopard cannot change its spots
积习难改。 - A leopard cannot change its spots
积习难改 - The older politician is too set in their way to understand the importance of these new idea
那些老迈的政客们积习难改，无法了解这些新观念的重要性。