shipshape

FREQ #38361

a. 整洁干净的, 整整齐齐的 adv. 整洁地, 整齐地

发音

UK /ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/
US /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/

词形变化

more shipshape 比较级 most shipshape 最高级

别名

ship-shape

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Meticulously neat and tidy.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Neatly and tidily to a meticulous extent.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

trim well-kept

近义相关 1

tidy

相关短语

shipshape and Bristol fashion

词源

From ship + shapen (“shaped; wrought with a definite shape”), later shortened to shape. The word is of nautical origin, based on the obligation of a sailor to keep his or her quarters arranged neatly and securely due to the limited space typically allotted to service members aboard ship, and against turbulence at sea.

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