very fixed and strong; difficult to change or to destroy 根深蒂固的;强烈的;坚定的 a deep-rooted desire 强烈的愿望 The country’s political divisions are deep-rooted. 这个国家的政治分歧根深蒂固。 The custom of sending a greeting in a card had become a deep-rooted tradition. 寄贺卡的习俗已成为一种根深蒂固的传统。