quaint
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ Something that is quaint is attractive because it is old-fashioned. 古雅的
...a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses. …一座古樸的小鎮(zhèn),有著狹窄的街道和傳統(tǒng)的半木制房屋。
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quaint /kwe?nt/ (quainter,quaintest)
劍橋詞典
- attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned
別致的;(尤指)古雅的
a quaint old cottage 古樸別致的鄉(xiāng)村別墅
Quaint can also be used to show that you do not approve of something, especially an opinion , belief , or way of behaving , because it is strange or old-fashioned
(觀點、信仰或行為方式)奇怪的,不合邏輯的,過時的
"What a quaint idea !" she said, laughing at him. “多奇怪的想法啊!”她嘲笑他說。 返回 quaint