manicured
/ˈmænɪkjʊəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmænɪkjʊrd/ (ame, ipa)
manicured — 形容詞
- manicuredpositive
- more manicuredcomparative
- most manicuredsuperlative
1. describes an outdoor area such as a garden, lawn, or park that is kept extremely
精心修整
經過精心修剪而顯得整齊美觀的
describes an outdoor area such as a garden, lawn, or park that is kept extremely tidy through careful and regular trimming, shaping, and weeding.
The Watanabe family tended their manicured garden every weekend, trimming each hedge by hand.
Watanabe 一家每週末都會打理精心修整的花園，親手修剪每一道樹籬。
manicured + regular weekend maintenance
Dr. Okafor used electric shears to keep his manicured lawn perfectly level.
Okafor 醫生使用電動修剪器，讓精心修整的草坪保持完美平整。
Sofia's manicured flower beds attracted butterflies from across the neighbourhood.
Sofia 精心修整的花圃吸引了整條街的蝴蝶飛來。
The hotel grounds were so meticulously manicured that guests often stopped to take photographs.
飯店的庭園打理得極為精心，賓客們經常停下來拍照。
Omar preferred a wild mountain meadow to the manicured lawns of the city parks.
比起市區公園精心修整的草坪，Omar 更喜歡野生的山間草地。
- immaculate
stronger emphasis on spotless perfection; can apply to any space, not just greenery
- well-trimmed
focuses specifically on the cutting and shaping aspect
- pristine
suggests something looks almost untouched or new, not necessarily recently trimmed
文法句型
manicured + noun (lawn, garden, hedge, grounds)
用法筆記
Applied mainly to outdoor green spaces (gardens, lawns, parks, hedges). Not used for indoor tidiness of rooms, desks, or personal appearance.
常見錯誤
2. describes fingernails that have been cleaned, shaped, and often polished as part
修剪整齊
指甲經過修剪和保養的
describes fingernails that have been cleaned, shaped, and often polished as part of a beauty treatment for the hands.
Mei-Lin showed off her manicured nails, painted pale pink with tiny flowers.
Mei-Lin 炫耀她修剪整齊的指甲，塗上淺粉色並畫上小花。
manicured + painted + colour description
His mother kept her manicured nails spotless even after cooking a large meal.
他的母親即使做了一大頓飯，修剪整齊的指甲依然一塵不染。
Throughout the holiday, Ananya's manicured nails stayed perfectly intact without any chips.
整個假期中，Ananya 修剪整齊的指甲都保持完整，沒有任何缺角。
The manicured nails in the salon window were painted in every shade of red.
櫥窗裡修剪整齊的指甲塗上了各種深淺的紅色。
Oluwaseun inspected his manicured nails nervously before the job interview.
Oluwaseun 在面試前緊張地檢查自己修剪整齊的指甲。
- unkempt
describes nails that are dirty, broken, or uneven
文法句型
manicured + noun (nails, hands, fingers)
用法筆記
Usually appears before the noun it describes ('manicured nails', 'manicured hands'). Predicative use ('her nails looked manicured') is possible but less common.