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Tidy Adj Orderly Sense German Taidi A.整齐的,整洁的 英

单词 tidy
音标 ['taidi]
解释 a.整齐的,整洁的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 整齐的,整洁的(neat and orderly
【考】 反义词:sloven(懒散 的)
字源 tidy (v.)
"to make neat, set in order," 1821, from tidy (adj.). Related: Tidied; tidying.
tidy (adj.)
mid-13c., "in good condition, healthy," probably originally "in season, timely, opportune, excellent" (though this sense is not attested until mid-14c.), from tide (n.) in the sense of "season, time" + -y (2). Of persons, "of neat and orderly habits," from 1706. Similar formation in Old High German zitig, German zeitig, Dutch tijdig, Danish tidig "timely," Old English tidlic "temporal," also "timely, seasonable."
不择手段背单词 adj. 整洁的(外表或步骤有秩序而整齐的)
【反】slovenly(adj 懒散的; 不修边幅的)
趣味全助记 【记】tide 潮水冲刷地很干净整洁;Tide 汰渍,洗衣粉的名字就是取其整洁干净的意思

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