quaint

英 [kweɪnt] 美 [kweɪnt]

adj.  新奇有趣的; 古色古香的

比较级:quainter

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Collins.1 / BNC.14064 / COCA.10301



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 新奇有趣的;古色古香的
    attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way
    1. quaint old customs
      稀奇的古老习俗
    2. a quaint seaside village
      古朴典雅的海滨村庄

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 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.
    1. ...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
    2. 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. Boppard is a small, quaint town with narrow streets.
    博帕德是一个有着许多深巷窄道、古香古色的小镇。
  3. The piano has a quaint old-world tone about it.
    这架钢琴的音色具有一种古雅的老式风味。
  4. There were many small lanes in the quaint village.
    在这古香古色的村庄里有很多小巷。
  5. Grandma lives in a quaint cottage.
    奶奶住在一栋古色古香的别墅里。
  6. Old photographs seem quaint to us today.
    旧相片现在看来似乎挺古怪。
  7. It might have been the trees he was addressing on the quaint customs of crystals.
    他似乎是对树木作关于晶体的奇妙习性的发言。
  8. The quaint field noises, the yokels'whistling, and the splash of water-fowl, each seemed to him enchanted.
    那种新奇的,田野上的喧声,那种庄稼汉打着的唿哨,那种水禽的溅水声,他觉得每一样都是令人销魂的。
  9. In the post-snowden era, alas, such concerns can seem almost quaint.
    唉,在后斯诺登时代,这样的担心似乎有些落伍了。
  10. His gentle courtesy and quaint speech won my heart.
    他温文尔雅的举止和不俗的谈吐赢得了我的好感。
  11. The couple now split their time between quaint village life and their family-seven North American Timber wolves.
    这对夫妇现在的时间都用在体验离奇有趣的乡下生活和照顾亲人上了,他们的亲人就是七只北美材狼。
  12. But stories like these now feel quaint and unsurprising.
    但这些故事如今感觉已经很老,无法带来新鲜感了。
  13. Our neighbor is a quaint old lady.
    我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太。
  14. Quaint dialect words; quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities.
    离奇有趣的方言词;新奥尔良市奇怪的街道,美国城市中最具异国情调的地方。
  15. This quaint custom should be revived.
    应该恢复这一独特的风俗。
  16. So I don't see there is any real point in looking back at all these quaint old customs.
    因此我不认为回顾所有那些离奇的古老的风俗习惯有什么真正的意义。
  17. Quaint little colorful cliffside houses stacked on top of each other are draped off the jagged cliffs.
    古色古香的小房子,坐在丰富多彩的悬崖上的每个堆叠的顶部,覆盖着这些破损的悬崖。
  18. Teddy bears and quaint toys appear all over the house.
    泰迪熊和离奇有趣的玩具在整个房屋内随处可见。
  19. They lived in a quaint little house.
    他们住在一幢老式而别致的小房子里。
  20. Houses with quaint thatched roofs; a vaulted roof supporting quaint chimney pots.
    有着古雅的旧式屋顶的房子;支撑着古雅的烟囱的拱状屋顶。
  21. He saw them as quaint, or innocent, or touching.
    他会认为他们这些人或者离奇古怪,或者洁白无瑕,或者使人伤怀。
  22. They still keep some quaint old customs.
    他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
  23. If you look back into history, you will certainly be fascinated with many quaint customs and cultures.
    如果你回顾历史,你肯定会被许多奇异的风俗习惯所吸引。
  24. She has some very quaint ideas about marriage.
    她对婚姻有些很奇特的看法。
  25. He decorated his discourse with quaint flourishes of style and Latin quotations.
    他用了一些古雅而有气派的华丽词藻和拉丁引文来装饰自己的论文。
  26. The meadow and brook are quaint.
    草地和小河很有趣。
  27. And even more quaint villages scattered among its low-lying hills and forever green fields.
    却有更多古意盎然的农村散布在低洼的山丘和常绿的田野间。
  28. Staunton's rolling hills and quaint downtown area provide a wonderful setting for living and learning.
    斯坦顿起的山脉和典雅的市区环境为生活和学习都提供了极好的环境。
  29. I've never been there* It always sounds so quaint, you know the heather and the peat.
    我还没到过那儿。苏格兰对我总是很奇特的,你听说过欧石南和泥炭吧。
  30. I liked Nina, too; she was so quaint and unexpected.
    我也很喜欢尼娜;她是那样离奇有趣,不可捉摸。