Said of a room, house, hotel, or office that has good furniture and everything you need in it. It is a compliment about equipment and comfort, not about beauty or size — a well-appointed kitchen has the good knives, the proper oven, the pans that actually work.

Said of說的是 a room, house, hotel, or office房間、房子、旅館或辦公室， that has裡面有 good furniture好的家具 and everything you need in it和你需要的每樣東西。 It它 is a compliment是在稱讚 about equipment and comfort設備和舒適度， not about beauty or size不是在稱讚美觀或大小—— a well-appointed kitchen has有 the good knives好刀、 the proper oven像樣的烤箱、 the pans that actually work真的好用的鍋子。

You meet this word mostly in the language of selling and describing property: hotel websites, estate agents' listings, travel writing. It sounds formal, slightly old-fashioned, and a bit expensive; nobody says it about their own flat unless they are joking.

You你 meet this word遇到這個詞 mostly大多 in the language of selling and describing property是在賣房子、介紹房產的語言裡： hotel websites旅館網站、 estate agents' listings房仲的物件文案、 travel writing旅遊寫作。 It它 sounds formal聽起來正式、 slightly old-fashioned有點老派， and a bit expensive還有點貴氣； nobody says it about their own flat沒有人拿它來講自己住的地方， unless they are joking除非是在開玩笑。

The surprise for learners is the verb inside it. 'Appoint' normally means 'to choose someone for a job' — they appointed her manager. But 'appoint' has an older meaning, 'to fit out, to supply with what is needed', and this compound preserves it. That older meaning is nearly gone from modern English except here and in a few phrases like 'a richly appointed cabin', which is why the word can feel strange at first sight.

The surprise for learners對學習者來說，意外的 is the verb inside it是它裡面那個動詞。 'Appoint' normally通常 means意思是 'to choose someone for a job'「選某個人來做一份工作」—— they appointed her manager 他們任命她當經理。 But但 'appoint' has有 an older meaning一個更老的意思，'to fit out, to supply with what is needed'「配置好、把需要的東西備齊」， and this compound而這個複合詞 preserves it把它保存了下來。 That older meaning那個老意思 from modern English在現代英文裡 is nearly gone幾乎消失了， except here只剩這裡 and in a few phrases和少數幾個片語， like像 'a richly appointed cabin'陳設豪華的艙房， which is why這就是為什麼 the word這個詞 at first sight第一眼 can feel strange會覺得奇怪。