orderly
orderly — 形容詞
1. kept neat and in the right places, or planned in a clear and careful way
整齊；有序
整潔且安排清楚的
kept neat and in the right places, or planned in a clear and careful way
Mia's desk stayed orderly even during the busy exam week.
Mia 的桌面即使在忙碌的考試週也一直很整齊。
stay orderly after linking verb
The workers formed an orderly line outside the ticket window.
工人在售票窗口外排成整齊的隊伍。
collocation: orderly line
Lena keeps her kitchen shelves orderly with clear glass jars.
Lena 用透明玻璃罐讓廚房架子保持得很有條理。
The report gives an orderly summary of each team's progress.
這份報告把各隊的進度整理成有條理的摘要。
After the storm, volunteers made the classroom orderly again.
暴風雨後，志工又把教室整理得整齊了。
- tidy
often stresses a clean and neat appearance
- organized
broader and common for systems, work, or people
- neat
more about appearance and careful arrangement
- methodical
more about the careful step-by-step way of working
- messy
common for things that are untidy or badly arranged
- disorderly
the direct opposite for lack of order or control
- chaotic
stronger, suggesting confusion and lack of control
文法句型
an orderly line
keep the desk orderly
an orderly summary
用法筆記
Often used for rooms, desks, lines, notes, or plans. Distinguish from adjective/2, which is about people or crowds behaving calmly.
常見錯誤
2. staying calm and following rules, without noise, fighting, or confusion
守秩序的
人群安靜並遵守秩序的
staying calm and following rules, without noise, fighting, or confusion
Police thanked the crowd for remaining orderly after the concert.
警方感謝人群在演唱會後仍然很守秩序。
remain orderly in a crowd
The students were orderly as they entered the hall for assembly.
學生們進入禮堂參加集會時都很守秩序。
Despite the delay, passengers stayed orderly at the gate.
儘管班機延誤，乘客在登機口還是很守秩序。
Election workers kept the voting line orderly all afternoon.
選務人員讓投票隊伍整個下午都維持秩序。
The protest was large but orderly from start to finish.
這場抗議規模很大，但從頭到尾都很守秩序。
- peaceful
stresses the absence of violence or trouble
- calm
broader and often describes feelings as well as situations
- well-behaved
often used for children or animals following rules
- rowdy
informal and suggests noisy, rough behavior
- violent
stronger, stressing physical harm or force
- disorderly
the direct opposite for bad behavior or lack of control
文法句型
remain orderly
stay orderly
keep the crowd orderly
用法筆記
Usually describes crowds, queues, students, protests, or other groups of people. Distinguish from adjective/1, which is about neat arrangement rather than behavior.
常見錯誤
orderly — 名詞
1. a hospital employee who helps with basic practical work, such as moving patients
病房助理
醫院裡協助搬運與雜務的人員
a hospital employee who helps with basic practical work, such as moving patients or carrying equipment
The orderly wheeled Mrs. Lin to X-ray after breakfast.
病房助理在早餐後推 Mrs. Lin 去照 X 光。
hospital orderly + move a patient
An orderly brought clean sheets and extra pillows to Room 12.
一名病房助理把乾淨床單和額外枕頭送到 12 號病房。
After the fall, the orderly helped Ken onto the hospital bed.
Ken 跌倒後，病房助理扶他上了病床。
Two orderlies carried oxygen tanks down the hall before surgery.
兩名病房助理在手術前沿著走廊搬運氧氣桶。
The night orderly checked wheelchairs near the emergency entrance.
值夜班的病房助理在急診入口附近檢查輪椅。
文法句型
call an orderly
a night orderly
an orderly wheeled the patient
用法筆記
Usually found in hospital contexts. The work is practical support work rather than medical treatment.
2. a soldier who helps a senior officer with daily tasks and personal service
勤務兵
替軍官跑腿並處理雜務的士兵
a soldier who helps a senior officer with daily tasks and personal service
The orderly carried the colonel's maps to the meeting tent.
那名勤務兵把上校的地圖送到開會的帳篷。
military possessive: the colonel's orderly
At dawn, an orderly brought tea to the general's desk.
天剛亮時，一名勤務兵把茶送到將軍的桌前。
The young orderly delivered a message across the camp in rain.
那名年輕勤務兵在雨中穿過營地送口信。
During the march, the officer's orderly looked after his horse.
行軍時，那名軍官的勤務兵照看他的馬。
An orderly polished the captain's boots before the evening meal.
一名勤務兵在晚餐前擦亮上尉的靴子。
文法句型
the captain's orderly
send an orderly with a message
serve as an orderly
用法筆記
Mostly used in military or historical contexts. The officer is often named with a possessive, as in the captain's orderly.