| 单词 | kempt |
| 释义 | kempt (once / 3440 pages) adj If you're kempt, you're neat and well-groomed. Your always-kempt house will be harder to keep tidy after you adopt six furry puppies. In the U.S., it's much more common to see the word unkempt than kempt, but it's clear the two have opposite meanings. Your unkempt, scraggly beard might contrast, for example, with your brother's closely shaven, kempt face. The unkempt bedroom your sister is happy to inhabit is much messier than your own orderly, uncluttered, kempt room. Kempt shares a root with comb, which explains why it usually describes someone's tidy hair. WORD FAMILYkempt: kempter, unkempt+/unkempt: unkemptness USAGE EXAMPLESThe reputation of their beards precedes them, though that facial hair is more kempt than it once was. New York Times(Oct 21, 2016) Some of the surrounding blocks have declined, but Ali’s block remains well kempt and quiet. New York Times(Jun 24, 2016) His clients remember a kempt businessman who donned a clean, dark-blue smock and never gave his customers a set price. Washington Post(Jul 18, 2015) adj neat and tidy a nicely kempt beard Syn tidy groomed neat and smart in appearance; well cared for |
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