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.

• 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

• ADJ-GRADED 奇特的；古色古香的;古雅的
  Something that isquaintis 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

• The meadow and brook are quaint.
  草地和小河很有趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• There were many small lanes in the quaint village.
  在这古香古色的村庄里有很多小巷。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。