house-proud

IPA/ˈhaʊs praʊd/
IPA/ˈhaʊs praʊd/

house-proud — 形容詞

1. describing someone who takes great pride in how tidy and presentable their home

1.形容詞C1
釋義

愛整潔的

以家裡整潔美觀為傲的

describing someone who takes great pride in how tidy and presentable their home looks, often working hard to maintain it.

例句

Eli is so house-proud that he polishes the kitchen taps every single morning.

Eli 非常愛整潔，每天早上都會把廚房的水龍頭擦得亮晶晶。

predicative: be house-proud + degree adverb

Faisal's grandmother was famously house-proud and would not let visitors enter without removing their shoes.

Faisal 的奶奶是出了名的愛整潔，不脫鞋就絕不讓客人進門。

collocation: famously house-proud

常見搭配
  • very house-proud
  • extremely house-proud
  • famously house-proud
  • fiercely house-proud
  • a house-proud family
同義詞
  • fastidious

    broader — careful about cleanliness or detail in general, not only the home

  • houseworking

    rare; describes the activity rather than the attitude

反義詞
  • slovenly

    negative: messy and uncaring about appearance

文法句型

be house-proud

very/extremely house-proud

用法筆記

Almost always describes a person (or a household). Frequently modified by degree adverbs (very, extremely, famously, fiercely). More common in British English than American English.

常見錯誤

My new sofa is house-proud.
I am house-proud about my new sofa.
the adjective describes the owner, not the object.

同根字

  • house-pride
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

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常用片語

  • a house-proud family
  • fiercely house-proud
  • famously house-proud