quaint
英 [kweɪnt] 美 [kwent]

adj.

古色古香的；少见的，古怪的；离奇有趣的，；做得精巧的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 古色古香的 charmingly old-fashioned
2. 少见的，古怪的unusual;odd;strange

英英释义

quaint[ kweint ]

• adj.
  • strange in an interesting or pleasing way

    "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"

  • very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance

    "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"; "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"; "a quaint sense of humor"

  • attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

    "houses with quaint thatched roofs"

    同义词：old-timeolde worlde

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• quaint dresses古怪的服装
• quaint village customs稀奇古怪的农村习俗

同近义词辨析

eccentric, peculiar, strange, queer, curious, crazy, funny, odd, singular, quaint

这组词都有“奇怪的，奇异的，新奇的”的意思，其区别是：

eccentric指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。

peculiar侧重令人奇怪的或独一无二的特性，也指性格特征方面显著的与众不同之处。

strange普通常用词，含义广泛，指陌生新奇、奇怪、奇怪或不自然的人或物。

queer指一种无法解释的怪诞，强调事物的奇特和不可思议。

curious通常指非常特别或能引起注意、研究或探索的奇特。

crazy多指与众不同的行为、外表或人与物本身，含荒唐可笑或神经不正常的意味。

funny较通俗用词，指奇怪得滑稽可笑或反常。

odd通常指不规律、偶尔出现的人或事物，往往令人困惑或奇怪。

singular通常指异常或奇特，暗含不同于一般。

quaint指古色古香，会人感到既奇怪又有趣。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Old photographs seem quaint to us today.
   旧照片现在就我们来看来似乎古怪有趣。
2. The meadow and brook are quaint.
   草地和小河很有趣。
3. Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.
   奶奶住在一栋古色古香的乡间别墅里。
4. Our neighbor is a quaint old lady.
   我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太。
5. They still keep some quaint old customs.
   他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。

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