- 1好照顧的、低維護；說人時帶點「不黏、不需要一直被哄」的口語味道
Something low-maintenance does not need a lot of care. A low-maintenance plant is happy if you water it now and then. Short hair can be low-maintenance. A machine that rarely breaks is low-maintenance. People also use it of people and love: a low-maintenance friend does not need constant messages and drama. That people-sense is informal, and it can sound a little cold if you say it to someone’s face — as if they were a plant. A book of American slang says this people-meaning became popular after the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally. With things, it is usually a compliment: not much work.
low-maintenance 指的是不需要花太多心力照顧的東西。例如「A low-maintenance plant is happy if you water it now and then.」（偶爾澆水，植物就過得很好。）短髮或很少故障的機器，也都可以說是 low-maintenance。這個字常放在名詞前面，像「a low-maintenance friend」（不需要一直被照顧的朋友）。
用在人或感情上時，指的是不會一直傳訊息、也不會製造戲劇性狀況的人。這是口語用法，如果直接對人說，可能聽起來有點冷淡，好像把對方當成植物。據一本美式俚語書的說法，這種用法在 1989 年電影《當哈利遇上莎莉》之後流行起來。用在東西上時，通常是稱讚，意思是不太費事。
From the word’s history
The figurative sense was reportedly popularized by the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally.
比喻用法據說因1989年電影《當哈利碰上莎莉》而流行。
組成low（少）+ maintenance（把東西保持在還不錯的狀態）。The “easy person / easy relationship” sense was popularized by the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally.
同家族的字
- high-maintenancethe opposite: needs a lot of care or attention
- maintainthe verb: to keep something in good condition
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
low-maintenanceadj
- 1
Retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance.
- 2
Of a person: self-sufficient and not requiring much attention.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。