orderly
UK/'ɔːd(ə)lɪ/US/'ɒ:dәli/
IELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
adj.
Neatly and methodically arranged; well-behaved
整齐的，有条理的；守秩序的
n.
A hospital attendant who does non-medical tasks
（医院的）护理员，勤杂工
n.
A soldier who carries orders or attends an officer
（军队的）传令兵，勤务兵
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedorder + -ly = 'in an orderly way; characterized by order.' The adjective sense (neat, well-arranged) is transparent. The noun is a nice twist: a hospital orderly or military orderly is literally someone who keeps things in order or carries the officer's orders.
Root order still carries 34 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.orderly manner有序的方式
- 2.in an orderly fashion井然有序地
- 3.orderly queue有序的队伍
- 4.hospital orderly医院护理员
Example Sentences
- 1.
The crowd left the stadium in an orderly fashion.
- 2.
An orderly wheeled the patient back to the ward.
- 3.
She keeps an orderly desk with everything labelled.