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quaint

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  • 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

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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.)
    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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