quaint
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英 [kweɪnt]
美 [kwent]
是什么意思
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)
- 古色古香的 charmingly old-fashioned
- 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
- strange in an interesting or pleasing way
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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.)
- Old photographs seem quaint to us today.
旧照片现在就我们来看来似乎古怪有趣。 - The meadow and brook are quaint.
草地和小河很有趣。 - Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.
奶奶住在一栋古色古香的乡间别墅里。 - Our neighbor is a quaint old lady.
我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太。 - 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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