To declutter is to make a place tidier by taking out the extra things — the stuff you do not use, do not love, and do not need. Drawers, wardrobes, kitchens, computer desktops, even a calendar: if it feels crowded with objects or tasks, people now say declutter.

To declutter is to make a place tidierdeclutter 就是把一個地方弄整齊，by taking out the extra things方法是把多餘的東西拿掉 — the stuff you do not use, do not love, and do not need那些你不用、不愛、也不需要的東西。Drawers, wardrobes, kitchens, computer desktops, even a calendar抽屜、衣櫃、廚房、電腦桌面，甚至行事曆：if it feels crowded with objects or tasks只要感覺被東西或事情塞得滿滿的，people now say declutter現在人們就會說 declutter

It is a fairly new everyday verb, popular with lifestyle writing and with anyone trying to live with less. It is friendly and practical, not a government word and not very formal.

It is a fairly new everyday verb這是個相當新的日常動詞，popular with lifestyle writing and with anyone trying to live with less在生活風格文章裡，還有想過極簡生活的人之間很受歡迎。It is friendly and practical它親切又實用，not a government word and not very formal不是公文用字，也不太正式

You can declutter a room, a shelf, or your life, though the last one is a stretch: it still pictures “too many things,” even when the things are habits or apps. There is also a noun use, a declutter, meaning a session of doing this.

You can declutter a room, a shelf, or your life你可以 declutter 一個房間、一個架子，或你的人生，though the last one is a stretch不過最後這個有點牽強：it still pictures “too many things,”它想像的畫面還是「東西太多」，even when the things are habits or apps就算那些東西其實是習慣或應用程式。There is also a noun use這個字也有名詞用法，a declutter一次 declutter，meaning a session of doing this意思是進行這件事的一段時間

The opposite feeling is clutter: a mess of things piled up. Declutter is simply taking that pile down.

The opposite feeling is clutter相反的感覺是 clutter（雜亂）：a mess of things piled up就是一堆東西亂七八糟地堆著。Declutter is simply taking that pile downdeclutter 就是單純把那堆東西清掉

It does not mean decorate, and it does not mean throw everything away in a rage; the idea is to choose, remove, and leave space.

It does not mean decorate它不代表裝飾，and it does not mean throw everything away in a rage也不代表生氣地把東西全丟掉；the idea is to choose, remove, and leave space這個概念是去挑選、移除，然後留出空間