tidiness
/ˈtaɪdinəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtaɪdinəs/ (ame, ipa) · /-dēnə̇s How to pronounce tidiness (audio) -din-/ (ame, mw)
tidiness — 名詞
1. the state or habit of arranging things so they stay in the proper place and look
整潔；井然
東西擺放整齊有序的狀態或習慣
the state or habit of arranging things so they stay in the proper place and look orderly.
Lucía checked the tidiness of the guest room before her parents arrived.
Lucía 在父母到來前檢查了客房的整潔。
the tidiness of + room / place
Imani's teacher praised the tidiness of her notebook during the art lesson.
美術課時，老師稱讚 Imani 筆記本的整潔。
the tidiness of + object
The tidiness of Asher's tools made the repair job much faster.
Asher 工具擺放得井然有序，讓修理工作快了許多。
Lakshmi values tidiness, so every jar in the kitchen has a label.
Lakshmi 很重視整潔，所以廚房裡每個罐子都有標籤。
After the picnic, Hiro was responsible for the tidiness of the park table.
野餐後，Hiro 負責維持公園桌面的整潔。
- neatness
very close in meaning; often highlights careful appearance as well as order
- orderliness
more formal and more focused on systematic arrangement
- cleanliness
focuses on the absence of dirt rather than where things are placed
- messiness
the everyday opposite, especially for rooms and desks
- untidiness
a direct opposite with a slightly more formal tone
- disorder
broader and often stronger, covering both mess and confusion
文法句型
the tidiness of [noun]
value tidiness
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It can describe both the orderly condition of a place and a person's regular habit of keeping things in order.