Word · Frequency #21044
neatness
整洁；干净；整齐
the state of being neat, clean, and tidy in appearance or arrangement
- 1.
The state of being neat.
整洁；干净
整洁；干净；整洁；干净
In use
Her neatness made the desk look much more professional.
The teacher praised the neatness of his homework.
He values neatness in everything he does.
the neatness of [noun]
用 of 引出整洁所描述的对象。
The neatness of her handwriting made the essay easy to read.
她书写的整洁使这篇文章易于阅读。
with neatness
作状语，相当于副词 neatly（整洁地）。
She arranged the books on the shelf with neatness.
她把书架上的书摆放得整整齐齐。
neatness in [noun/gerund]
表示在某一方面或某个行为中体现的整洁。
Neatness in presentation matters in this job.
在这份工作中，展示的整洁很重要。
Common mistakes
He is very neatness.He is very neat.
neatness 是名词，表示‘整洁’；在系动词 be 后应使用形容词 neat 作表语，表示‘他非常整洁’。
Please keep neatness.Please keep it neat.
动词 keep 表示‘使保持’时用‘keep + 宾语 + 形容词’结构，如 keep it neat；neatness 是名词，不能在这类结构中作宾语补足语。
He writes in neatness.He writes neatly.
修饰动词 write 应用副词 neatly 作方式状语，表示‘整洁地’；in neatness 不是地道的英语表达，名词 neatness 不能作方式状语。
Connections
Collocations
- neatness of handwriting
- 字迹整洁
- The teacher praised the neatness of her handwriting.老师表扬了她字迹整洁。
- personal neatness
- 个人整洁
- Personal neatness is important in this job.在这份工作中，个人整洁很重要。
- obsessive neatness
- 过度讲究整洁
- His obsessive neatness made his roommates uncomfortable.他过度讲究整洁让室友们感到不自在。
- insist on neatness
- 坚持整洁
- The supervisor insists on neatness in the workplace.主管坚持工作场所要整洁。
- appreciate neatness
- 欣赏整洁
- She appreciates neatness in her colleagues' work.她欣赏同事们工作整洁。
- neatness and order
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 neat（整洁）记成“尼特”：一个整洁的房间，每样东西都 neat 地归位，-ness 后缀把这个特点变成名词“整洁”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常生活、书面描述、正式评价 neatness 是中性词，通常用于描述人或事物的整洁、干净状态，日常对话和书面语中都比较常见；正式场合也可用，但语气稍偏正式。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词；复数形式 neatnesses 仅用于指代不同种类或具体实例。
Pronunciation & Spelling
neat、meat、sweet、street 与 neatness 的第一音节读音 /niːt/ 相同；happiness、darkness 与 neatness 共有后缀 -ness（读 /nəs/）。但它们都不与 neatness 整体押韵，因为重音后的尾音不同（neatness 为 /iːtnəs/）。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.