unkempt
unkempt 英 [ˌʌnˈkempt] 美 [ʌnˈkɛmpt]
adj. 蓬乱的，不整洁的；（言语等）粗野的
- Unkempt literally means “not combed,” but use it to describe anything with a sloppy appearance. Your hair probably looks unkempt when you roll out of bed in the morning. Keep it that way if you're going for the rock star look.
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- adj. 蓬乱的，不整洁的；（言语等）粗野的
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1. If you're constantly arguing about the unkempt lawn, or the moldering laundry, see if you can throw some money at the problem.
如果你因为草坪不整洁，或者洗衣房潮湿生锈而不断与你的配偶吵架，那么你应该试试看能否用钱解决这些问题。
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2. I saw a people complicit with government policy. I saw an unkempt population who thoughtlessly threw plastic, styrofoam, and glass into the ocean creating floating rows of litter.
我看见一群对政府的政策言听计从的人民，我看见一群粗野、鼠目寸光的人把塑料袋、塑料制品和瓶子扔进海里，海水漂浮着一片垃圾。
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3. I have unkempt hair,I have to comb it.
我的头发蓬乱，我要梳理一下。
- unkempt (adj.) 1570s, from un- (1) "not" + kempt "well-combed, neat," from variant past participle of Middle English kemben "to comb," from Old English cemban "to comb," from Proto-Germanic *kambijan, from *kamb- "comb" (from PIE root *gembh- "tooth, nail." ). Form unkembed is recorded from late 14c. The verb kemb is rare after 1400s, but its negative past participle form endures.
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