If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 剩余物，残骸;残余;遗迹;遗体;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 搁置;剩余，剩下;逗留;终属，归于;
💡 re回+main逗留→回来留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue
反义：vary, alter
inveterate
[ɪn'vɛtərət]
adj. （指人）有恶习的，成瘾的;（指习惯等）根深蒂固的;痼;
💡 in里面+veter老+ate动词后缀 →根深蒂固的
"I am sometimes accused of being an inveterate poseur."
有时有人说我惯于装模作样。
近义：ingrained, irradicable, rooted, hardwired, chronic, entrenched
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 失败，不及格;缺乏，不足;破产，倒闭;失败的事，失败者;
💡 fail犯错误，欺骗+ure名词后缀→错误状态→失败
"The Prime Minister expressed her regret at the failure of the talks."
首相对谈判失败表示遗憾.
近义：impairment, malfunction, breakdown, diddly, damage, turkey
反义：hit, arrival, success, trump, vanquishing, victory
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes