neat

neat, tidy, trim, orderly

形容词 neat:

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

1. Your new car is a neat little job, isn't it?
   你这辆新汽车很精巧哇，是吧?
2. The headmaster praised the boys for their neat turn-out.
   校长表扬男同学服装整齐。
3. She laid her dress on the bed to keep it neat.
   她把连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.
   他在花园里铺上整洁的小路，并在池塘上架起木桥。
5. The naughty boy played a neat trick.
   这个淘气的小男孩玩了一个巧妙的花招。
6. He keeps his office neat and tidy.
   他保持办公室清洁整齐。

neat

adj.（形容词）
neat.er,neat.est
Orderly and clean; tidy.
整洁的：整齐的，清洁的；干净的
Orderly and precise in procedure; systematic.
简洁的：步骤有序的和精确的；系统的
Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit:
熟练的：精确地，熟练地完成的；熟练的：
例句：
a neat turn of phrase.
措辞的熟练转变

Not diluted or mixed with other substances:
纯粹的，不稀释的：未稀释或与其他物质混合的：
例句：
neat whiskey.
纯威士忌

Left after all deductions; net:
纯的：经过所有的过滤后留下来的；纯的：
例句：
neat profit.
纯利润

Slang Wonderful; terrific:
【俚语】 极好的；极佳的：
例句：
That was a neat party.
那是一次很好的聚会

来源：
Anglo-Norman neit [clear, pure]
英法语 neit [干净，纯净的]
variant of Old French net
古法语 net的变体
from Latin nitidus [elegant, gleaming]
源自 拉丁语 nitidus [上等的，闪烁的]
from nitôre [to shine]
源自 nitôre [闪光]

【引伸】
neat.ly
adv.（副词）
neat.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>neat,tidy,trim,shipshape,spick-and-span,spruce,trigThese adjectives mean marked by good order and cleanliness.
这些形容词都是与好的次序和干净有关的。
Neat implies a pleasingly clean and orderly condition:
Neat 指令人心旷神怡的整齐和有序的状态：
例句：
a neat room;
整洁的房间；

例句：
neat hair.
整齐的头发。

Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order:
Tidy 强调考究的布置和次序：
例句：
.When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled. (Charlotte Brontô).
.当她看到我穿着整洁，服装考究地进来时，她甚至笑了. （夏洛蒂·勃朗特）。

Trim stresses especially smart appearance resulting from neatness, tidiness, and pleasing proportions:
Trim 尤其强调由于干净、整洁和令人舒服的搭配而表现出来的整齐美观：
例句：
.A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings. (Herman Melville).
.一个整齐美观的小海船正在她的停留处漂动. （赫尔曼·梅尔维尔）。

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洁和井然有序：
例句：
.We`ll try to make this barn a little more shipshape. (Rudyard Kipling).
.我们将尽量使这个船只更加井然有序. （鲁德亚德·吉普林）。

Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness and cleanliness of something new:
Spick-and-span 表示极端清新和清洁的状态：
例句：
.young men in spick-and-span uniforms. (Edith Wharton).
.衣冠楚楚的年轻人. （伊迪斯·华顿）。

Spruce implies neatness and smartness, as of dress or appearance:
Spruce 指服装或外表的干净和整洁：
例句：
.a good-looking man; spruce and dapper, and very tidy. (Anthony Trollope).
.容貌好看的人；漂亮整洁的，并且非常洁净. （安东尼·特罗洛普）。

Trig suggests sprightly smartness:
Trig 包含活泼漂亮的意思：
例句：
.the trig corporal, with the little visorless cap worn so jauntily. (William Dean Howells).
.那个带着一顶如此活泼的无沿帽的整洁的下士. （威廉·迪安·豪威尔斯）


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n.（名词）
【复数】 neat 【古语】
A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
家牛：牛或其它家养的属于牛属的那种动物

来源：
Middle English net
中古英语 net
from Old English nôat
源自 古英语 nôat