quaint
[kweint]
adj.离奇有趣的, 古色古香的, 古怪的
例句与用法:
Quaint dialect words.
古怪的方言单词
What a quaint little building!
多么古雅的一座小房子啊!
词形变化:
副词: quaintly | 形容词比较级: quainter | 形容词最高级: quaintest | 名词: quaintness |
a.
1. 古雅的; 奇特而有趣的
They lived in a quaint little house.
他们住在一幢老式而别致的小房子里。
2. 古怪的; 不适当的
Our neighbor is a quaint old lady.
我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太。
3. 精巧的; 雅致的
quaint
形容词比较级:quainter
形容词最高级:quaintest
词形变化:
副词: quaintly | 形容词比较级: quainter | 形容词最高级: quaintest | 名词: quaintness |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.古怪的; 奇特的
odd
curious
old-fashioned
同义参见:
fanciful
singular
scenic
colorful
quaint[kweint]adj.1.■(设计、制作等)精巧的,别致的2.■奇怪的,特殊的,不一般的3.■古雅的;老得出奇的4.■(仪态等)英俊漂亮的5.■语言优雅的;机智的近义词strange变形adj.quainterquaintest
quaintquaint[kweint]adj.1.■离奇有趣的; 优雅的; 奇怪的2.■做得很精巧的3.■性格或外表异常的, 奇特的a quaint old house一座古雅的老房子a quaint method一个奇怪的方法
继承用法quaintlyadv.quaintnessn.
adjective
- attractively unusual or old-fashioned
古色古香的;奇特而有趣的
quaint country cottages.
古雅的乡间小别墅。
a quaint old custom.
古老而奇特的风俗。
quaintly
adverb
quaintness
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus 'ascertained', past participle of cognoscere. The original sense was 'wise, clever', also 'ingenious, cunningly devised', hence 'out of the ordinary' and the current sense (late 18th cent.)
quaint
形容词 quaint:
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
同义词:old-time, olde worlde
quaint
■However subliminally at the moment, millions of people now online perceive companies as little more than quaint legal fictions that are actively preventing these conversations from intersecting.
59. 但在此刻,成百上千万的人们都下意识地上网察探企业;它们几乎同法律虚拟并无差别,且极力阻挠这些会话的交互。
■This game includes more than 100 hours of gameplay, ranging from quaint seaside villages tomassive dungeons and ominous towers filled with traps, fearsome creatures and hordes of treasure.
Legends of Mystifa 这个游戏包括玩游戏的多于 100 个小时,从离奇有趣的海边村庄到大规模的地牢和被填满存水弯,可怕的生物和成群珍宝的恶兆的塔。
■"They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion" (Washington Irving).
“他们的穿着风格怪异” (华盛顿·欧文)。
■The phrase “Philippine time” refers to the quaint habit of unpunctuality that some Filipinos seem to have.
下午2时多,我踏入了一家知名牛仔裤品牌的旗舰店, 想看看能为即将要过生日的朋友找到什么礼物。
■Quaint, it isns 317 rooms, include 18 sitting rooms, 15 dinning rooms, 10 bedrooms, 16 pantries, and one dozen elevators.
不可思议吧。宫殿共317间,其中包括有18间起居室、15间餐室、10间卧室、16间食品室、以及12架电梯。
■But Darwin is so much more than just a quaint, Victorian historical figure whose bust in the pantheon deserves a place among those of other scientific greats.
不过,达尔文不仅仅是一个古雅的维多利亚时代的历史人物,远远不是,他的半身雕像应该安放在伟人祠,站在其他科学巨人中间。
■Compared to gun-toting gangsters, theirs is a quaint and dated profession, with nimble fingers and razor blades as their only weapons.
与持枪行凶的黑社会相比,他们的职业是离奇有趣且陈旧的,敏捷的手指及刀片是他们唯一的武器。
■Her awkwardness had all but passed, leaving, if anything, a quaint residue which was as pleasing as perfect grace.
举止上的笨拙已经荡然无存,只留下那么一点有趣的痕迹,使她的一举一动就像最完美的风度一样可爱。
■Pavilion structure in the cliff, Diaolianghuadong, beautiful color, quaint scene.
亭构于悬崖上,雕梁画栋,色泽艳丽,古雅多姿。
■Today, this village and the surrounding area have become a popular excursion destination for Taiwanese, who enjoy the quaint, vaguely-European atmosphere, mixed with traditional local culture and pleasant dining establishments.
今天,这个村子和其周围的地方已经成为了一个台湾人流行的远足郊游去处,人们在这里可以享受别致而简约的欧式风情,还有伴随著的传统本地文化,以及舒适的餐厅。
■Still, is she lief and quaint in his eyne, a sight divine?
仍然,她在他眼中是亲爱与机敏的,一个超然神圣视界?
■With his works seemingly quaint and meandering at times, there is always a trace of disquietness pulsating throughout.
从早期的纪录短片到近期的故事长片,他的电影都看似閒适憇静、不经心,但骨子里,却隐藏不安。
■On the face of it, life was a mixture of the quaint and the archaic
从表面上看来,生活是离奇有趣的事物和古老事物的混合体。
■He spoke with solemnity and his colossal misshapen nose made what he said very quaint.
他一本正经地说清,他那丑陋的大鼻子使他说的话显得非常古怪。
■They still keep some quaint old customs.
他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
■They lived in a quaint little house.
他们住在一幢老式而别致的小房子里。
■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。
■They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion(Washington Irving.
他们的穿着风格怪异(华盛顿 欧文)。
■They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion (Washington Irving.
他们的穿着风格怪异(华盛顿·欧文)。
■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。
■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。
■He was in hot pursuit of his own answer and there were no quaint solutions.
他只是 穷追不舍地寻找 自己的答案,但是却没有 奇特而有趣 的解决办法。
■He beams at each customer , greeting them by name as they step into the sanctuary of his quaint plant and flower shop .
他束在每一个客户,迎接他们的名字,因为他们迈向庇护他的古朴植物和花店.
■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。
■He even described some of the Geneva Conventions as "quaint".
他甚至认为,日内瓦公约的某些条约“年代过于久远”了。
■He quavered forth a quaint old ditty.
他用颤抖的嗓音哼了一首稀奇古怪的古老小调。
■He quavered forth a quaint old ditty
他用颤抖的嗓音哼了一首衡奇古怪的古老小调。
■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。
■His ideas were quaint and fantastic . She brought him judiciously to earth.
他的看法荒廖古怪,她颇有见识地劝他面对现实。
■But the consolation is this: I really like our house, our neighbors and the quaint suburban town where we're now putting down roots.
但可堪安慰的是:我真的很喜欢我们的房子、所处的社区和我们现在所安顿下来的幽雅的郊区小镇。
■You will see it in the design of a doorway or arch and in the little fountai and quaint balconies.
你可以在门廊或拱门以及小喷泉和古怪有趣的走廊的设计上看见。
■You'll think it was quaint that if you had a curiosity about a subject you weren't able to reach out and explore that subject in a very individualized fashion.
你将会认为它是古雅的是否你有了有关一个主题的一种好奇心你不能够到达出而且探究一种非常个别化的流行那个主题。
■You'll think it was quaint that people once had to read the same newspaper, that it wasn't customized for individual preferences.
你将会认为它是被有看相同的报纸古雅的那个人们一次,它不为个别的偏爱被根据客户需要修改。
■And your quaint honour turn to dust,
你的矜持会化成灰尘
■Vacation in your own private paradise. as tropical , as quaint, as any undiscovered island. The perfect island resort.
假期是人们的私有天堂。象任何未被开发的岛屿一样,这里炎热、离奇。这里是完美的度假岛屿。
■An Hour's Journey Will Take Visitors To South Africa's Spectacular Blyde River Canyon,Bourke's Luck Potholes,God's Window,Mac Mac Waterfalls And The Quaint Old Mining Town Pilgrim's Rest.
克勒酒店姆普马兰加优惠预订,如果您需要在普马兰加,南非住宿(包括酒店、宾馆、旅店,饭店、汽车旅馆),这个酒店将是一个不错的选择。
■The entrance is from the north, with two quaint 17th century windows with rounded heads.
入口在北面,有古雅的17世纪的圆形头顶的窗户。
■Open-outcry trading is supposed to be a quaint, outdated practice, rapidly being replaced by sleeker, cheaper electronic systems.
公开叫价交易被认为是一种奇怪而过时的做法,应该很快被更加时髦,更加廉价的电子系统所取代。
■The "Topxiu hua zhen tou " is a civil fine ofshou xiu crafts, embroidery beautiful quaint, to retain a unique sense of humor of national art.
其中“绣花枕头顶”是民间手绣工艺品中的精品,刺绣古雅艳丽,保留着独特的民族艺术风趣。
■DURING the three or four succeeding years a quaint and singular vehicle might have been discerned moving along the lanes and by-roads near Marygreen, driven in a quaint and singular way.
其后连续三四年光景,在马利格林附近的篱路和少人走的乡下小道上,常常看到一辆样子希奇古怪的老旧运货小马车来来去去,赶车的样子也希奇古怪。
■KATHERINA. I never saw a better fashion'd gown, More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable; Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.
凯瑟丽娜:我从来没有见过一件比这更漂亮、更好看的袍子了。你大概想把我当作一个木头人一样随你摆布吧。
■The unique houses, quaint streets and rustic folk customs are always attractive to visitors.
别具一格的建筑,古色古香的街市,纯朴的风土民情,令游人流连其中。
■Script story is the crystallization of human wisdom, is the sublimation of real life, it's no matter how tough how quaint, always have a clue throughout the story.
剧本故事是人类智慧的结晶,是真实生活的升华版,里面的故事不管有多么坎坷多么离奇,总是有一条线索贯穿故事的始末。
■Though this quaint area has been tidied up, sometimes in the prissiest way, it is still one of the parts of Sydney we love most.
即便这片怪异的地方已经被收拾得差不多了,多半时候谨慎说来,这里仍然是悉尼最受人青睐的地方。
■For nine days of Dirty Fun, a quaint South Korean coastal city paints the town a dull shade of mud.
历时九天的“泥巴狂欢节”在韩国一座古雅的海滨城市拉开帷幕,一时间整个小城似乎也被涂上了一层灰泥。
■Quaint dialect words.
古怪的方言单词
■quaint dialect words.See Synonyms at strange
古怪的方言单词参见
■Quaint French towns, charming villages &grand vistas.
古雅的法国小镇,迷人的村庄和大景观。
■The historic town of Cambridge is filled with quaint shops, churches, and college buildings.
史上著名的剑桥小镇上充满了奇特的店铺、教堂和学院建筑。
■If you're thinking of buying a home in this quaint village, check out the room sizes first;space appears rather tight.And if you do buy, make sure your home maintenance warranty lasts beyond spring.
哈尔滨小杉树国际青年旅馆是黑龙江省第一家青年旅舍,位于高等学府集中之地的学府路上,毗邻哈尔滨医科大学、黑龙江大学、哈尔滨理工大学。