基本词汇
adj.离奇有趣的;古色古香的;古怪的
副词: quaintly 比较级: quainter 最高级: quaintest 名词: quaintness
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1. 奇特的;古色古香的;古雅的
Something that is quaint is attractive because it is unusual and rather old-fashioned.
e.g. ...a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses...
一座有着狭窄街道和传统的露木架房屋的古色古香的小镇
e.g. That's how concepts like general welfare start to sound quaint in this age.
就这样,民众福利这一类概念在这个时代开始变得陈旧起来。
1. 稀奇的,古怪的:digit 爪子;数字 | quaint 稀奇的,古怪的 | exquisite 精美的,华丽的
2. 古怪的:flirt 调情 | quaint 古怪的 | acquaint 熟悉,见怪不怪
3. 离奇有趣的, 奇怪的, 做得很精巧的:quail ) 畏惧;畏缩;沮丧 | quaint 离奇有趣的, 奇怪的, 做得很精巧的 | split 劈开, (使)裂开, 分裂, 分离
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The quaint back streets of Kingston.
出自:J. K. JeromePersonalities as..quaint and idiosyncratic as characters in a novel by Dickens.
出自:D. CecilHowever quaint this may sound today, it is a notion which has persisted well into our century.
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