Something that is structured has been organised on purpose, with clear parts and a clear order. A structured lesson has a beginning, a middle and an end that were planned before class started; a structured day has set times for set things.

something that is structured一個 structured（有結構）的東西 has been organised on purpose是刻意安排過的，with clear parts and a clear order有清楚的部分、清楚的順序。a structured lesson一堂 structured 的課 has a beginning, a middle and an end有開頭、中間、結尾 that were planned before class started是在上課前就規劃好的；a structured daystructured 的一天 has set times for set things什麼時候做什麼事都是定好的。

The word is a quiet compliment — when people say a course, a plan, or a piece of writing is structured, they mean you can see the shape of it and you know where you are inside it. The opposite is not usually 'bad' but 'loose' or 'free', and some people prefer that; a teacher might say 'my class is quite free' and mean it as a good thing too.

the word is a quiet compliment這個字是一種低調的稱讚——when people say a course, a plan, or a piece of writing is structured當人們說一門課、一個計畫、或一篇文章是 structured 的時候，they mean you can see the shape of it他們的意思是你看得出它的架構 and you know where you are inside it而且你知道自己在裡面的哪個位置。the opposite is not usually 'bad' but 'loose' or 'free'相反的說法通常不是「bad（差）」，而是「loose」或「free（鬆散、自由）」，and some people prefer that有些人還比較喜歡這樣；a teacher might say 'my class is quite free'老師可能會說「我的課滿自由的」 and mean it as a good thing too而且也是把它當成一件好事在說。

You also hear it as a warning about a person: 'he needs a structured environment' means he does better when someone else sets the order for him, which is a kind way of saying he struggles on his own. Note that structured describes the thing, not the person doing it — a person who likes order is 'organised', not 'structured'.

you also hear it as a warning about a person你也會聽到它被用來提醒別人某個人的狀況：'he needs a structured environment'「he needs a structured environment（他需要一個有結構的環境）」 means he does better when someone else sets the order for him意思是有別人幫他把順序訂好，他會做得比較好，which is a kind way of saying he struggles on his own這是一種比較委婉的說法，其實是說他自己一個人不太行。note that structured describes the thing, not the person doing it要注意，structured 是形容那個東西，不是形容做那件事的人——a person who likes order is 'organised', not 'structured'一個喜歡有條理的人是「organised」，不是「structured」。

In business and finance the word goes a bit strange: a 'structured product' or 'structured deal' means one built out of parts in a complicated arranged way, and there it can hint that the arrangement is clever, maybe too clever.

in business and finance在商業和金融裡，the word goes a bit strange這個字用起來就有點不一樣了：a 'structured product' or 'structured deal'「structured product」或「structured deal」 means one built out of parts in a complicated arranged way指的是用複雜的方式把各個部分組合起來的東西，and there it can hint that the arrangement is clever, maybe too clever而且在這裡它可能還暗示這種安排很聰明，甚至聰明過頭。

And 'structured' can be the past form of the verb structure — 'we structured the report in three parts' — which is how the adjective was born in the first place.

and 'structured' can be the past form of the verb structure而且「structured」也可以是動詞 structure 的過去式——'we structured the report in three parts'「we structured the report in three parts（我們把報告分成三個部分來架構）」——which is how the adjective was born in the first place這其實就是這個形容詞一開始的來源。