quaint
英[kweɪnt] 美[kweɪnt]
"quaint dialect words"
"quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
"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"
"houses with quaint thatched roofs"
"a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
1.奇特的；古色古香的;古雅的
Something that isquaint is attractive because it is unusual and rather old-fashioned.
e.g. ...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
e.g. That's how concepts like general welfare start to soundquaint 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。
1. 稀奇的,古怪的：digit 爪子;数字 |quaint 稀奇的,古怪的 | exquisite 精美的,华丽的
2. 古怪的：flirt 调情 |quaint 古怪的 | acquaint 熟悉,见怪不怪
3. 离奇有趣的, 奇怪的, 做得很精巧的：quail ) 畏惧;畏缩;沮丧 |quaint 离奇有趣的, 奇怪的, 做得很精巧的 | split 劈开, (使)裂开, 分裂, 分离
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。
quaint old customs
稀奇的古老习俗
a quaint seaside village
古朴典雅的海滨村庄
...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
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。
Mingdu low, low color purity , simplicity , weak in contrasting color sensation of funky, quaint.
明量矮 、 清量矮的色彩, 单清 、 不不弱差比的色彩发觉不奢华 、 矮古.
What a quaint little building!
多么古雅的一座小房子 啊 !
Our neighbor is a quaint old lady.
我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太.
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.
His style, once praised as daring and innovative, now seems quaint and mannered.
他的文风, 一度被称赞为大胆的和创新的, 现在看起来却是奇怪而且矫饰的.
They still keep some quaint old customs.
他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗.
As tropical, as quaint, as any undiscovered island.
象任何热带的奇异的未被开发的岛屿一样.
They can choose to visIt'some of the hundreds of quaint villages that dot the region.
他们可以从散布该地区数百个古典优雅的村庄中选择一些来造访.
Flower carpet, white felt hat, silver saddles, wooden bowls, boxes, delicate appearance, and his quaint durable.
花毡 、 白毡帽 、 银质马鞍 、 木制碗 、 盒等, 精巧美观 、 古朴耐用.
It'sounds quaint now, this idea that redemption is to be found in technology.
现在, 人们觉得这种在技术中寻找拯救的思想有些怪诞.
Royalty , nobility, the andHow quaint ! Even the rabble.
皇亲国戚, 贵族名流, 还有,太棒了,竟然还有贱民.
Old photographs seem quaint to us today.
旧照片现在就我们来看来似乎古怪有趣.
We stopped at a quaint little antique shop in the town.
我们在镇上一家古色古香的古董店逛了一下.
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore?
沉思许多古怪而离奇、早已被人遗忘的传闻?
He loved Mrs. Leives, with her unworldliness and her quaint cynicism.
他爱莱弗斯太太, 她超脱世俗,离奇古雅,愤世嫉俗.
The quaint Persian city has been engulfed by a roaring metropolis.
那富有奇趣的波斯城市已经被一座喧嚣的大都会所吞没.
Obtain quaint from general company as to fob price per unit on basis 200 units.
已得知通用公司的FOB单价,但订货不能少于200件.
Over the parapet showed quaint and fanciful little buildings.
栏杆里有一些古雅精致的小建筑物.
Carrie scowled. The effect was something so quaint and droll it caught even the manager.
嘉莉做出愁眉苦脸的样子.效果十分奇妙而可笑,连经理也被吸引住了.
There were many small lanes in the quaint village.
在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷.
This is a quaint set.
这一套东西挺古怪的.
Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.
奶奶住在一栋古色古香的乡间别墅里.
I a quaint apartment in San Francisco, an interesting job, and great friends.
我在旧金山有一套雅致的公寓, 一份有趣的工作, 以及很棒的朋友.
a quaint seaside village
古朴典雅的海滨村庄
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。
The quaint back streets of Kingston.
出自：J. K. JeromePersonalities as..quaint and idiosyncratic as characters in a novel by Dickens.
出自：D. CecilHowever quaint this may sound today, it is a notion which has persisted well into our century.
出自：Classical Quarterly