neat, tidy, trim, orderly

形容詞 neat:

1. clean or orderly
2. showing care in execution
3. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
   同義詞：refined, tasteful
4. free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
   同義詞：clean
5. very good
   同義詞：bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
6. without water
   同義詞：straight, full-strength

1. Your new car is a neat little job, isn't it?
   你這輛新汽車很精巧哇，是吧?
2. The headmaster praised the boys for their neat turn-out.
   校長(zhǎng)表?yè)P(yáng)男同學(xué)服裝整齊。
3. She laid her dress on the bed to keep it neat.
   她把連衣裙放在床上以保持平整。
4. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
   他在花園里鋪上整潔的小路，并在池塘上架起木橋。
5. The naughty boy played a neat trick.
   這個(gè)淘氣的小男孩玩了一個(gè)巧妙的花招。
6. He keeps his office neat and tidy.
   他保持辦公室清潔整齊。

neat

adj.（形容詞）
neat.er,neat.est
Orderly and clean; tidy.
整潔的：整齊的，清潔的；干凈的
Orderly and precise in procedure; systematic.
簡(jiǎn)潔的：步驟有序的和精確的；系統(tǒng)的
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit:
熟練的：精確地，熟練地完成的；熟練的：
例句：
a neat turn of phrase.
措辭的熟練轉(zhuǎn)變

Not diluted or mixed with other substances:
純粹的，不稀釋的：未稀釋或與其他物質(zhì)混合的：
例句：
neat whiskey.
純威士忌

Left after all deductions; net:
純的：經(jīng)過(guò)所有的過(guò)濾后留下來(lái)的；純的：
例句：
neat profit.
純利潤(rùn)

Slang Wonderful; terrific:
【俚語(yǔ)】 極好的；極佳的：
例句：
That was a neat party.
那是一次很好的聚會(huì)

來(lái)源：
Anglo-Norman neit [clear, pure]
英法語(yǔ) neit [干凈，純凈的]
variant of Old French net
古法語(yǔ) net的變體
from Latin nitidus [elegant, gleaming]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) nitidus [上等的，閃爍的]
from nitôre [to shine]
源自 nitôre [閃光]

【引伸】
neat.ly
adv.（副詞）
neat.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>neat,tidy,trim,shipshape,spick-and-span,spruce,trigThese adjectives mean marked by good order and cleanliness.
這些形容詞都是與好的次序和干凈有關(guān)的。
Neat implies a pleasingly clean and orderly condition:
Neat 指令人心曠神怡的整齊和有序的狀態(tài)：
例句：
a neat room;
整潔的房間；

例句：
neat hair.
整齊的頭發(fā)。

Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order:
Tidy 強(qiáng)調(diào)考究的布置和次序：
例句：
.When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled. (Charlotte Brontô).
.當(dāng)她看到我穿著整潔，服裝考究地進(jìn)來(lái)時(shí)，她甚至笑了. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）。

Trim stresses especially smart appearance resulting from neatness, tidiness, and pleasing proportions:
Trim 尤其強(qiáng)調(diào)由于干凈、整潔和令人舒服的搭配而表現(xiàn)出來(lái)的整齊美觀：
例句：
.A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings. (Herman Melville).
.一個(gè)整齊美觀的小海船正在她的停留處漂動(dòng). （赫爾曼·梅爾維爾）。

Shipshape evokes the meticulous order and neatness that might be found aboard a ship:
Shipshape 含有可能在船只中具有的整潔和井然有序：
例句：
.We`ll try to make this barn a little more shipshape. (Rudyard Kipling).
.我們將盡量使這個(gè)船只更加井然有序. （魯?shù)聛喌隆ぜ樟郑?/br>
Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness and cleanliness of something new:
Spick-and-span 表示極端清新和清潔的狀態(tài)：
例句：
.young men in spick-and-span uniforms. (Edith Wharton).
.衣冠楚楚的年輕人. （伊迪斯·華頓）。

Spruce implies neatness and smartness, as of dress or appearance:
Spruce 指服裝或外表的干凈和整潔：
例句：
.a good-looking man; spruce and dapper, and very tidy. (Anthony Trollope).
.容貌好看的人；漂亮整潔的，并且非常潔凈. （安東尼·特羅洛普）。

Trig suggests sprightly smartness:
Trig 包含活潑漂亮的意思：
例句：
.the trig corporal, with the little visorless cap worn so jauntily. (William Dean Howells).
.那個(gè)帶著一頂如此活潑的無(wú)沿帽的整潔的下士. （威廉·迪安·豪威爾斯）


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n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 neat 【古語(yǔ)】
A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
家牛：牛或其它家養(yǎng)的屬于牛屬的那種動(dòng)物

來(lái)源：
Middle English net
中古英語(yǔ) net
from Old English nôat
源自 古英語(yǔ) nôat