entrenchment
[ɪn'trentʃ.mənt] mainly disapproving
noun uncountable
■the process by which ideas become fixed and cannot be changed 牢固确立；根深柢固；积重难返•There has been a shift in opinion on the issue after a decade of entrenchment.对这个问题人们曾囿于成见十年之久，现在终于改变了观点。 |