| 单词 | unkempt |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ʌn'kempt] |
| 解释 | a.(衣服、头发)不整洁的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. (衣服，头发)不整洁 的 (messy not combed) 【考】 反义词：dapper(整洁 的) 【记】 un(不)+kempt(整洁的 ) 【例】 an unkempt appearance(不修边幅 的外貌) |
| 字源 | unkempt (adj.) 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + kempt "well-combed, neat," from variant past participle of Middle English kemben "to comb," from Old English cemban "to comb," from Proto-Germanic *kambijan, from *kamb- "comb" (see comb (n.)). Form unkembed is recorded from late 14c. The verb kemb is rare after 1400s, but its negative past participle form endures. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (衣服, 头发)不整洁的; 没教养的 【记】un不, kempt(adj 整洁的): 不整洁的un不, kempt = kept: 不保持整洁的 【反】dapper(adj 整洁的; 衣冠楚楚的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自un + combed 梳理；看成 un + kept 未保持, 保养好 |
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