Untidy and not looked after. Its home ground is hair — unkempt hair is uncombed, sticking out, clearly not brushed for a while — and from there it spreads to beards, clothes and a person's whole appearance, and then to gardens, hedges, lawns and grounds that have not been cut back. In every case the picture is the same: something living that should have been trimmed or tidied, and was not.

Untidy and not looked after不整齊、沒人打理。its home ground is hair這個字的大本營是頭髮——unkempt hair沒整理過的頭髮is uncombed, sticking out, clearly not brushed for a while是沒梳、翹起來、顯然很久沒刷過——and from there it spreads to beards, clothes and a person's whole appearance接著擴大到鬍子、衣服和一個人的整體外表, and then to gardens, hedges, lawns and grounds that have not been cut back再擴大到沒修剪的花園、樹籬、草坪和庭院。in every case the picture is the same每次的畫面都一樣：something living that should have been trimmed or tidied某個活的東西本該修剪或整理, and was not卻沒有。

It is a slightly literary, old-fashioned word; you find it far more in novels and descriptive writing than in speech, where people just say 'messy'.

It is a slightly literary, old-fashioned word這個字有點文謅謅、有點過時；you find it far more in novels and descriptive writing than in speech你在小說和描寫性文字裡看到它的機會，遠比在口說裡多，where people just say 'messy'口說時大家就只說『messy』。

The tone is usually mildly disapproving, but it can be affectionate or even attractive in fiction — the charmingly unkempt artist.

The tone is usually mildly disapproving這個字的語氣通常帶點輕微的不贊同，but it can be affectionate or even attractive in fiction但在小說裡也可以帶著親切感、甚至顯得有魅力——the charmingly unkempt artist像是「有種迷人邋遢感的藝術家」。

It is used before a noun or after 'be' or 'look'.

It is used before a noun or after 'be' or 'look'這個字可以放在名詞前面，或接在 'be' 或 'look' 後面使用。