Slovenly describes a person, a room, or a piece of work that is untidy and careless. Clothes not cared for, hair not brushed, a job done in a messy rush — that is the picture.

Slovenly Slovenly describes a person, a room, or a piece of work形容一個人、一個房間、或一件作品 that is untidy and careless邋遢又不用心 Clothes not cared for沒被好好整理的衣服 hair not brushed沒梳的頭髮 a job done in a messy rush匆匆忙忙、亂做完的工作 that is the picture這就是它給人的畫面

It can be an adjective (“slovenly clothes”) or an adverb (“dressed slovenly”), though the adjective is what learners meet most.

It can be an adjective它可以當形容詞 "slovenly clothes"像slovenly clothes（邋遢的衣服） or an adverb也可以當副詞 "dressed slovenly"像dressed slovenly（穿得邋遢） though the adjective is what learners meet most不過學生最常遇到的是形容詞用法

It is a critic’s word: it judges. Friends might say messy or scruffy instead. Dictionaries often add “lazy,” and people who are slovenly often cannot be bothered — though actually the heart of it is not idleness but a lack of care.

It is a critic's word這是一個帶批評意味的字 it judges它在評斷別人 Friends might say messy or scruffy instead朋友之間可能會改說messy或scruffy Dictionaries often add "lazy"字典常常會加上「懶惰」的意思 and people who are slovenly often cannot be bothered而slovenly的人常常是懶得理 though actually不過其實 the heart of it is not idleness重點不是懶 but a lack of care而是不用心

Slothful is the word for not wanting to move or try.

Slothful Slothful is才是 the word for not wanting to move or try指不想動、不想努力的那個字

Slovenly is also easy to mix with Slovenian (from Slovenia) because the letters sit together; they are unrelated. The base is sloven, an old name for a dirty or untidy person, plus -ly.

Slovenly Slovenly is also easy to mix with Slovenian也很容易跟Slovenian搞混 from Slovenia也就是「斯洛維尼亞的」 because the letters sit together因為拼字長得很像 they are unrelated但兩者完全沒有關係 The base is sloven這個字的字根是sloven an old name for a dirty or untidy person古時候指骯髒、邋遢的人 plus -ly再加上-ly