house-proud
/ˈhaʊs praʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaʊs praʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhau̇s-ˌprau̇d/ (ame, mw)
house-proud — 形容詞
1. describing someone who takes great pride in how tidy and presentable their home
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.
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
Élise grew up in a house-proud family where Saturday mornings were always spent cleaning together.
Élise 在一個非常注重居家整潔的家庭長大，每週六早上全家人都會一起打掃。
Renata became house-proud in her thirties and now irons every bedsheet.
Renata 三十幾歲後變得很愛整潔，現在連床單都要熨燙。
Quinn is not particularly house-proud, so dirty dishes often sit in the sink.
Quinn 不是特別愛整潔的人，所以水槽裡常常堆著沒洗的髒碗盤。
- fastidious
broader — careful about cleanliness or detail in general, not only the home
- houseworking
rare; describes the activity rather than the attitude
- 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.