tidy

• adj. 整齐的；相当大的
• vt. 整理；收拾；弄整齐
• vi. 整理；收拾
• n. 椅子的背罩
• n. (Tidy)人名；(英)泰迪

来自 tide,时令，季节，-y,形容词后缀，对应 timely.即适时的，当令的。引申词义情况好的， 整洁的，整齐的。

tidy

tidy: [13] Tidy originally meant ‘timely, seasonable’ (it was a derivative of tide, in the now superannuated sense ‘time, season’). It early on evolved metaphorically to ‘goodlooking’, and hence ‘good’, but the modern sense ‘neat’ did not emerge until the 18th century. Titivate [19] may have been based on tidy.
=> tide, titivate

tidy (v.)

"to make neat, set in order," 1821, from tidy (adj.). Related: Tidied; tidying.

tidy (adj.)

mid-13c., "in good condition, healthy," probably originally "in season, timely, opportune, excellent" (though this sense is not attested until mid-14c.), from tide (n.) in the sense of "season, time" + -y (2). Of persons, "of neat and orderly habits," from 1706. Similar formation in Old High German zitig, German zeitig, Dutch tijdig, Danish tidig "timely," Old English tidlic "temporal," also "timely, seasonable."

1. I'll do your garden, I'll keep that tidy for you.

我会帮你弄弄花园，帮你保持它的整洁。

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2. Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess.

除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。

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3. "Make the punishment fit the crime." How neat and tidy it sounded.

“罪罚相当”，这听起来多么简洁。

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4. The large log basket can be used to tidy toys away.

大木篮子可以用来装玩具。

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5. How do you manage to keep the place so tidy?

你是怎样把这里保持得如此整洁的？

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