Describes a person who is emotionally healthy — who copes with problems, gets on with other people, and is generally comfortable in their own life.

Describes形容 a person一個人 who is emotionally healthy情緒健康的 — who copes with problems能應付問題, gets on with other people跟別人相處得來, and而 is generally comfortable in their own life對自己的生活大致上感到自在。

It is used most often about children and teenagers ('a well-adjusted child'), and about someone who has come through something hard and turned out fine: 'considering everything he went through, he's remarkably well-adjusted.' It carries a slightly clinical flavour, because it comes from psychology, so it sounds a little more distant and measured than saying someone is 'happy' or 'a good kid'. That distance is useful — it lets you talk about mental health without prying.

It它 is used most often最常用 about children and teenagers在小孩和青少年身上 ('a well-adjusted child'「a well-adjusted child」一個適應良好的孩子), and而 about someone用在某人身上 who has come through something hard他經歷過困難 and而 turned out fine結果還不錯: 'considering everything he went through, he's remarkably well-adjusted.'「considering everything he went through, he's remarkably well-adjusted.」考量到他經歷的一切，他適應得相當好。It它 carries帶有 a slightly clinical flavour一點臨床、專業的味道, because因為 it comes from psychology它來自心理學, so所以 it sounds聽起來 a little more distant and measured比說某人「happy」或「a good kid」更疏離、更斟酌 than saying someone is 'happy' or 'a good kid'。That distance這種距離感 is useful是有用的 — it lets you它讓你可以 talk about mental health談心理健康 without prying而不會顯得在打探隱私。

There is also a mild irony in how adults use it: praising a young person as well-adjusted can sound like praising them for fitting in, and some speakers use it that way on purpose, half-joking, half-critical.

There is also有 a mild irony一點小小的諷刺 in how adults use it在大人使用這個字的方式裡: praising a young person as well-adjusted稱讚一個年輕人「well-adjusted」 can sound like praising them for fitting in聽起來可能像是稱讚他們很會融入, and而 some speakers use it that way on purpose有些人是故意這樣用的, half-joking, half-critical半開玩笑、半帶批評。

The opposite is 'maladjusted', which sounds heavy and old-fashioned now; people are more likely to say someone is 'struggling'.

The opposite相反詞 is 'maladjusted'是「maladjusted」, which它 sounds heavy and old-fashioned now現在聽起來很沉重又過時; people人們 are more likely to say更可能會說 someone is 'struggling'某人「struggling」正在掙扎。

Keep the hyphen when the word sits before a noun ('a well-adjusted student'); after the verb, writers often drop it ('she seems well adjusted'), and both are accepted.

Keep the hyphen保留連字號 when the word sits before a noun當這個字在名詞前面 ('a well-adjusted student'「a well-adjusted student」一個適應良好的學生); after the verb在動詞後面, writers often drop it作家常常不加連字號 ('she seems well adjusted'「she seems well adjusted」她看起來適應得不錯), and而 both are accepted兩種寫法都可以。