tidy: [13] Tidy originally meant ‘timely, seasonable’ (it was a derivative of tide, in the now superannuated sense ‘time, season’). It early on evolved metaphorically to ‘goodlooking’, and hence ‘good’, but the modern sense ‘neat’ did not emerge until the 18th century. Titivate [19] may have been based on tidy. => tide, titivate
tidy (v.)
"to make neat, set in order," 1821, from tidy (adj.). Related: Tidied; tidying.
tidy (adj.)
mid-13c., "in good condition, healthy," probably originally "in season, timely, opportune, excellent" (though this sense is not attested until mid-14c.), from tide (n.) in the sense of "season, time" + -y (2). Of persons, "of neat and orderly habits," from 1706. Similar formation in Old High German zitig, German zeitig, Dutch tijdig, Danish tidig "timely," Old English tidlic "temporal," also "timely, seasonable."
例文
1. I 'll do your garden,I 'll keep that tidy for you.
庭をいじって、きれいにしてあげます。
2.Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen,the place was a mess.
キッチンが特に清潔であることを除いて、ここは散らかっている。/
3. "Make the punishment fit the crime.「How neat and tidy it sounded.
「罪罰は相当」というのは、なんと簡潔に聞こえるだろうか。
4.The large log basket can be used to tidy toys away.