| 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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