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单词 orderly
释义 or·der·ly
I. \-lē, -li\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from ordre, order + -ly (adverb suffix)
: in or according to due order : regularly, methodically, duly
 < will find the following lessons orderly arranged — Whitcomb Crichton >
II. adjective
Etymology: order (I) + -ly (adjective suffix)
1.
 a.
  (1) : arranged, disposed, or organized in some order, pattern, or sequence : conforming to a plan : well ordered : regular
   < the city plan is orderlyAmerican Guide Series: Michigan >
   < orderly rows of shacks — American Guide Series: Florida >
  (2) : not disordered : neat, tidy
   < found the room and its belongings in orderly condition >
 b. : governed by law or system : not haphazard : regulated, systematic
  < gives rise to orderly involuntary motor responses — H.G.Armstrong >
  < a series of orderly actions at regular hours — Ellen Glasgow >
 c. : characterized by methodical ways or procedures : systematic in action or thought
  < an orderly mind >
  < an orderly person >
 d. : reflecting or exhibiting a methodical mind or temper
  < admired his orderly ways >
2. : having regard for good order, authority, or rule : not unruly : peaceful, quiet
 < thrifty, orderly New England — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager >
 < the parts of provincial Africa which lay near the desert were less orderly — James Bryce >
3. : relating to or charged with the transmission of military orders
Synonyms:
 orderly, methodical, systematic can apply to what follows closely a set arrangement, design, or pattern. orderly implies an observance of due sequence or proper arrangement as in the disposition of things, in the observance of rules, in keeping a place free from litter, or in the making of a plan or the following of a scheme
  < an orderly setting of a table >
  < an orderly election >
  < an orderly household >
  < an orderly housekeeper >
  < an orderly mind >
  methodical implies the careful observance of an order of things or actions that is worked out, usually carefully, in advance or that is logical or inevitable
  < a methodical search for the facts >
  < a methodical course of instruction >
  < a methodical cleaning up of a yard >
  < a methodical housekeeper following a more or less fixed routine >
  systematic comes close to methodical but puts stress upon the integrity and completeness of the order adopted or followed
  < a systematic course in astronomy >
  < a cold-blooded and systematic destruction of one's enemies >
  < a systematic devotee of physical exercise >
  < a systematic workman >
III. noun
(-es)
1. : a soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders or to give other service; also : a soldier detailed to look after a room or otherwise assist in a hospital ward
2. : a hospital attendant who does routine or heavy work (as cleaning, carrying supplies, or moving patients to surgery)
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