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adj.离奇有趣的²⁸;古色古香的¹⁸;古怪的⁵⁴比较级quainter,quaintest副词quaintly比较级quainter最高级quaintest名词quaintness
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adj.形容词
古色古香的charmingly old-fashioned 少见的，古怪的unusual;odd;strange
Adjective:
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 a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots queer，odd，funny，crazy，curious，peculiar，strange，eccentric，quaint，singular这些形容词均含有“奇怪的，奇异的，新奇的”之意。 queer指一种无法解释的怪诞，强调事物的奇特和不可思议。 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。 funny较通俗用词，指奇怪得滑稽可笑或反常。 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。 curious通常指非常特别或能引起注意、研究或探索的奇特。 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。 eccentric指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。 quaint指古色古香，会人感到既奇怪又有趣。 singular通常指异常或奇特，暗含不同于一般。 quaint来自古法语，源自拉丁语，等于cognit，=前缀com+词根gno知道+it过去分词后缀，=ed，采用了过去分词形式，字面意思是“已经完全知道的”，引申为“知识渊博的”，进一步引申为“人古雅的，古怪的”，或“物离奇有趣的，做得很精巧的”。
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
GRE红宝书quai = kuai快, nt = NT: 快用NT系统吧, 因为NT是离奇有趣的
与acquaint意思相反；queen+ed 王后的，王后是优雅精巧的，也是老式不熟悉不寻常的；音:怪，古怪的非常记忆qu蛐+ai爱+nt奶糖⇒蛐蛐爱上奶糖是个离奇的故事GRE难词记忆quaint→antique n.古董→奇特而有趣的古董联想记忆quai形似拼音guai怪＋nt→离奇有趣的谐音记忆音“怪的”⇒怪的也就是离奇的antiquen.古董⇒奇特而有趣的古董词根记忆人们想要知道怎么回事和paintn.油漆一起记近义词 odd奇数的weird离奇的funny可笑的queer古怪的crazy疯狂的pretty相当地curious好奇的strange奇怪的bizarre奇异的unusual异常的singular单数的colorful华美的scenic风景好的fanciful想像的peculiar奇怪的charming迷人的old-time古时的old-world以前的eccentric古怪的antiquated陈旧的picturesque如画的olde worlde古老的Old-Fashioned老式的appealing引起兴趣的extraordinary非凡的attractive有吸引力的
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.Grandma lives in a quaint cottage.奶奶住在一栋古色古香的别墅里。
There were many small lanes in the quaint village.在这古香古色的村庄里有很多小巷。
They still keep some quaint old customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
用作表语
S+be+～+ prep. -phraseOld photographs seem quaint to us today.旧相片现在看来似乎挺古怪。Pquaintlyad.离奇地灵巧地
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用作形容词Old photographs seemquaintto us today.旧照片现在就我们来看来似乎古怪有趣。
The meadow and brook arequaint.草地和小河很有趣。
Grandma lives in aquaintold cottage.奶奶住在一栋古色古香的乡间别墅里。
Our neighbor is aquaintold lady.我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太。
They still keep somequaintold customs.他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。adj.strange, odd
同义词 bizarre,curious,fanciful,funny,laughable,peculiar,unusual,weird,whimsicaldroll,eccentric,erratic,fantastic,freakish,freaky,idiosyncratic,oddball,off the beaten track,offbeat,original,outlandish,queer,singular,special
反义词 common,grave,normal,ordinary,reasonable,regular,serious,standard,usualconventionaladj.old-fashioned;nostalgically attractive
同义词 antiquated,archaic,charming,curious,cute,fanciful,picturesque,whimsicalaffected,ancient,antique,artful,baroque,captivating,colonial,enchanting,Gothic,ingenious,old-world,pleasing,Victorian
反义词 modern,new,ordinary,uglycommon,conventional,current,newfangled,regular,up-to-date,usual
curiousadjective very odd
bizarre,exotic,extraordinary,marvelous,mysterious,novel,oddball,peculiar,puzzling,queer,rare,remarkable,singular,strange,unconventional,unexpected,unique,unorthodox,unusual,weird,wonderful
drolladjective amusing, farcical
absurd,camp,campy,clownish,comic,comical,diverting,eccentric,entertaining,for grins,funny,gagged up,gelastic,humorous,jocular,joshing,laffer,laughable,ludicrous,odd,preposterous,quaint,queer,quizzical,ridiculous,riot,risible,waggish,whimsical
eccentricadjective bizarre, unusual
aberrant,abnormal,anomalous,bent,bizarre,capricious,characteristic,cockeyed,crazy,curious,droll,erratic,far-out,flaky,freakish,freaky,funky,funny,idiosyncratic,irregular,kooky,nutty,odd,oddball,off the wall,off-center,offbeat,out in left field,outlandish,peculiar,quaint,queer,quirky,quizzical,singular,strange,uncommon,unconventional,unnatural,way-out,weird,whimsical,wild
fantasticadjective strange, different;imaginary
absurd,artificial,capricious,chimerical,comical,crazy,eccentric,erratic,exotic,extravagant,extreme,fanciful,far-fetched,fictional,foolish,foreign,freakish,grotesque,hallucinatory,illusive,imaginative,implausible,incredible,insane,irrational,ludicrous,mad,misleading,nonsensical,odd,out of sight,outlandish,peculiar,phantasmagorical,preposterous,quaint,queer,ridiculous,singular,suppositious,unbelievable,unlikely,unreal,wacky,weird,whimsical
kookyadjective eccentric
aberrant,abnormal,anomalous,bizarre,capricious,cockeyed,cranky,crazy,curious,droll,erratic,far-out,flaky,freakish,freaky,funky,funny,idiosyncratic,irregular,nutty,odd,oddball,off the wall,off-center,offbeat,out in left field,outlandish,peculiar,quaint,queer,quirky,singular,strange,uncommon,unconventional,unusual,way-out,weird,whimsical,wild
more curiousadjective very odd
bizarre,exotic,extraordinary,marvelous,mysterious,novel,oddball,peculiar,puzzling,quaint,queer,rare,remarkable,singular,strange,unconventional,unexpected,unique,unorthodox,unusual,weird,wonderful And of course, if we were doing this program in a hundred years time we might talk about quaint little things called money, notes and coins, because all we'd be using would be plastic card.
当然，如果我们在一百年之后再来制作这一节目，我们可能就会谈论一些奇特有趣的叫做钱、纸币或是硬币的小东西，因为到那时我们大概只使用塑料卡了。 putclub
The trouble, Goodall reflects a little sadly, is that the rise of aggressive materialism has made such a categorical position look quaint, if not outright lampoonable.
古多尔反映了一点悲哀，麻烦的是，具有侵犯性的唯物主义的兴起使得如此明确的立场显得离奇有趣，要不就是具有嘲讽的意味。 yeeyan
At Camp David that summer the Palestinian issue looked set for a resolution that would have rendered quaint Hamas's stated aim of destroying the Jewish state.
那年夏天，在戴维营，巴勒斯坦问题看来能安排出一个解决方案，以使哈马斯放弃其宣称毁灭犹太国家的离奇目标。 ecocn
But as the thwarted candidates’ backers become more radical, these views on nuclear issues are starting to sound rather quaint.
但是当失利候选人的支持者变得越来越激进时，他们的核观点就听起来相当不靠谱了。 ecocn
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。 yeeyan
Consider this simple, if quaint, example of storing mail in a filing cabinet: The key is name, last name first.
考虑这个简单可能有点怪的在文件柜中存储邮件的示例：键是名称，姓氏的首字母。 ibm
First written in1941 it's rather long and the language is at times quaint but it's as insightful today as it was then.
第一版写于1941年，虽然内容十分长，语言有时候古老，但是其中的见解却不减当年。 bbs.chinadaily.com.cn
For one thing, high streets were not as quaint as politicians think.
首先，大街并非象政治家们认为的那样古雅。 ecocn
From rice patties, to volcanoes, quaint Balinese villages, a trip to Bali is a trip of a lifetime.
从肉饼饭到火山，再到古朴的巴厘岛村落，巴厘岛一定是你终身难忘的旅程。 yeeyan
Hardy is full of all those quaint gothic, archaic dictions and fancies.
哈迪满是那样奇特有趣的哥特式想法，古代措辞和想象力。163
Ireland, too, is a paradise of greenery, with far fewer people than populous England and even more quaint villages scattered among its low-lying hills and forever green fields.
爱尔兰也是个绿色天堂，人口远不及人烟稠密的英格兰，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。 iciba
IT WILL not be long before paper tickets for a plane, train or bus seem as quaint as propellers, steam and conductors do today.
用不了多久飞机、火车和公共车的纸质票证将象螺旋桨、蒸汽和售票员出现在今天那样古怪。 ecocn
Maybe as quaint jewelry, but the correct time is on your smartphone, which is pretty much always in your hand.
手表也许会成为一件古老而别致的首饰，但正确的时间当然是在你的智能手机上——而它几乎总是在你手里。 ebigear
Mere mechanical reproduction: How simple and even quaint modernist anxieties seem now, from the vertigo vantage of the Internet age.
纯粹的呆板重复：由于网络时代所呈现的令人眩晕的高度，现代人的焦虑现在看来是多么的普通甚至奇怪。 yeeyan
Recently, my husband Gene and I traveled throughout Europe. We rented a car as we always do and drove along the back roads, staying in quaint, out- of-the-way inns.
最近，我和丈夫吉恩去欧洲各地旅行了一番，同往常一样我们租了一辆轿车，返回的路上我们住在一个别致偏远的小客栈里。 yeeyan
The road is, at first, filled with quaint boutique shops and young couples and friends, but as it advances uphill they give way to small cottage homes and kids playing ball in the street.
在这条路上起先看到的是一些古色古香的精品店、年轻情侣以及一起出游的朋友们，但再往上走看到的便是小平房院落和街上玩球的孩子们。 yeeyan
This ritual nod to the idea that inflation is caused by too much money seems more quaint than it should, but nevertheless adds to the bank's prim image.
这个套路是与通胀是由太多钱引起这个观点紧密相关的，它看起来比它本该做的更古怪，但不论如何，这加强了欧洲央行拘谨的形象。 ecocn
Those early lessons seem quaint, because five months into our union, Jenny and I found out that a baby is coming in November.
这些早期的教训看来古怪，因为我们结合五个月后，詹妮和我发现，宝宝十一月来了。 yeeyan
Tokyo’s chic neighbourhoods certainly look better heeled than their counterparts in Taipei, which even some residents describe as outdated and quaint.
东京的时尚街区肯定会比台北的看起来更奢华，甚至有些台北市民用过时和古旧来形容他们的城市。 ecocn
Vistas of the lake reveal a serene scene surrounded by palatial villas, tree- clad mountains, and quaint villages.
湖的景色透露着宁静安详，周围是富丽堂皇的别墅，绿树覆盖的山脉和古雅的村庄。 yeeyan
Whilst this may seem quaint in today’s world, if you have ever worked with someone with less that perfect personal hygiene, you’ll understand where this is coming from!
虽然这一点在今天看来有点古怪，但是如果你有过同个人卫生不良的人工作的经历，就很容易理解为什么会提到这一点。 yeeyan |