核心畫面
Picture a room where nothing has been put back: clothes on the floor, plates still on the table, everywhere. Things are not where they belong and there is no clean line anywhere. That picture of stuff spread around and out of place is what messy carries — first for real rooms and hair, then for situations, then for the jobs that create the state.
可以想成一個沒人收拾過的房間：衣服丟在地上、盤子還擱在桌上、屑屑撒得到處都是。東西不在它該在的位置，整個看過去找不到…更多收起
可以想成一個沒人收拾過的房間：衣服丟在地上、盤子還擱在桌上、屑屑撒得到處都是。東西不在它該在的位置，整個看過去找不到一條乾淨的線。messy 帶的就是這個「散開、亂放」的畫面——先用在真的房間、頭髮上，再往外借去講situation，最後也用來講那些會把周圍弄成這樣的工作或食物。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
messyadj/ˈmɛsi/
- 1
In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
- a messy office
- Jim ran his fingers through his messy brown hair.
- 2
Prone to causing mess.
- He is the messiest person I've ever met.
- 3
Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
- a messy divorce
- Say bonjour to the botched R.S.V.P. The practice of replying to invitations, let alone actually showing up to parties as promised, has become as antiquated as the chimney sweep, and much messier.
- 4
Argumentative, spreading spreading gossip, talking behind someone's back
- They keep starting fights with Sam, they're so messy.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。