A dyed-in-the-wool person has beliefs, likes, or opinions so deep that they will not change. We usually put it before a noun: a dyed-in-the-wool football fan, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. It is a colourful, slightly old-fashioned phrase — more in writing and vivid speech than in everyday teen talk.

A dyed-in-the-wool personA dyed-in-the-wool的人 has beliefs, likes, or opinions so deep that they will not change信念、喜好或看法深到不會改變. We usually put it before a noun我們通常把它放在名詞前面: a dyed-in-the-wool football fan像a dyed-in-the-wool football fan, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative或a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. It它 is a colourful, slightly old-fashioned phrase是個生動、有點老派的說法 — more in writing and vivid speech than in everyday teen talk比較常出現在文章和生動的講話裡而不是青少年的日常聊天中

The picture behind it is cloth. Fabric can be dyed after it is woven, or the threads can be dyed first. When a colour is dyed in the wool, the wool itself is dyed before it is spun into thread, so the colour is least likely to fade. So the idea is: this person is that colour all the way through.

The picture behind it is cloth這個說法背後的畫面是布料. Fabric can be dyed after it is woven布料可以在織好之後才染色, or也可以 the threads can be dyed first先把線染好. When a colour is dyed in the wool當一個顏色是dyed in the wool的時候, the wool itself is dyed before it is spun into thread是羊毛本身在紡成線之前就先染好了, so所以 the colour is least likely to fade這個顏色最不容易褪掉. So所以 the idea is這個概念就是: this person is that colour all the way through這個人從裡到外都是那個顏色

Though actually, nobody is thinking about sheep when they say it; they just mean “this will never change.”

Though actually不過其實, nobody is thinking about sheep when they say it講這句話的人並不會想到羊; they just mean 'this will never change.'他們的意思就只是「這永遠不會改變」