If someone looks dishevelled, their hair, clothes, or whole appearance is very untidy — as if they just got out of bed, ran through wind, or stopped fussing for a moment. The mess is about things being out of place, not necessarily dirty. A clean person can still look dishevelled.

If如果 someone looks dishevelled一個人看起來dishevelled, their hair, clothes, or whole appearance他的頭髮、衣服或整個外表 is very untidy很亂 — as if好像 they just got out of bed剛睡醒, ran through wind被風吹過, or stopped fussing for a moment或有一下子沒在整理自己. The mess這種亂 is about things being out of place是東西沒歸位, not necessarily dirty不一定是髒. A clean person乾淨的人 can still look dishevelled看起來還是可以很dishevelled.

British spelling likes two l's (dishevelled); American writing usually uses one (disheveled). It is a little more bookish than messy or scruffy, though newspapers use it all the time for people stepping off planes.

British spelling英式拼法 likes two l's喜歡用兩個l (dishevelled); American writing美式寫法 usually uses one通常只用一個 (disheveled). It它 is a little more bookish比messy或scruffy稍微文謅謅一點 than messy or scruffy, though不過 newspapers報紙 use it all the time很常用它 for people stepping off planes來形容剛下飛機的人.

Though actually, the oldest picture inside the word is hair: it comes from French for with the hair undone. English later stretched it to shirts, coats, and a whole look.

Though actually不過其實, the oldest picture inside the word這個字裡最古老的畫面 is hair是頭髮: it它 comes from French來自法文 for with the hair undone意思是「頭髮沒紮好」. English英文 later後來 stretched it把它擴大 to shirts, coats, and a whole look到襯衫、外套和整個人的樣子.

Teenagers more often say messy; this word still sounds a bit like a grown-up noticing.

Teenagers青少年 more often say比較常說 messy; this word這個字 still sounds a bit like聽起來還是有點像 a grown-up noticing大人在注意這件事.