quaint
- adj.古雅的;古色古香的;新奇有趣的
最高级: quaintest 比较级: quainter 派生词: quaintly adv.;quaintness n.
quaint
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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....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
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This may seem a quaintly old-fashioned idea.
这似乎是一个古怪而落伍的想法。
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...the quaintness of the rural north.
北方农村的古朴
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- strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
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- 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"- Bill Beatt
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scot
- a quaint sense of humor
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- attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
- houses with quaint thatched roofs
- a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots
- Synonym: old-time olde worlde
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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。
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The island is often viewed as a quaint place a decade or so behind the times .
怀特岛常常被当做落后于时代近十年的古雅的地方。
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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。
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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。
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There were many small lanes in the quaint village .
在这古香古色的村庄里有很多小巷。
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Old photographs seem quaint to us today .
旧相片现在看来似乎挺古怪。
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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。
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Grandma lives in a quaint cottage .
奶奶住在一栋古色古香的别墅里。
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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。
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They were the quaintest and simplest and trustingest race .
世界上的哪个种族,也没有他们那么古里古怪,那么脑筋简单,那么容易相信别人
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The style of the serious quaint patterns had certain regularity .
其图案的风格严肃古朴并具有一定规律性,是图案语言最早期的体现。
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The quaint streets of New Orleans , that most foreign of american cities
新奥尔良奇异的街道是美国城市中最具外域特征的
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They still keep some quaint old customs .
他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗。
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Paying to make a call may seem as quaint as paying to use a john .
将来某一天付钱打电话可能像付钱用厕所一样显得怪怪的。
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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。
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And , yes , no doubt to others , our ways seem quaint .
无庸置疑的,我们的生活方式对其他人而言非常奇特。
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Could retirement eventually turn into a quaint 20th-century idea ?
退休最终会变成一个只属于20世纪的过时概念吗?
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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。
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They lived in a quaint little house .
他们住在一幢老式而别致的小房子里。
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The effect was something so quaint and droll it caught even the manager .
效果十分奇妙而可笑,连经理也被吸引住了。
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As are many small and quaint farming and fishing villages within a few hours ' drive .
区内尚有许多具有特色的小渔村或小农村,开车只要几个钟头就可到达。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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She has some very quaint ideas about marriage .
她对婚姻有些很奇特的看法。
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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。
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For buyers in search of something more quaint , there are older properties in need of renovation .
对于想寻找更奇特房产的买家而言,有一些年代较久、需要翻新的房子。
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Over the parapet showed quaint and fanciful little buildings .
栏杆里有一些古雅精致的小建筑物。
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The complex financial instruments of10 years ago would seem quaint to the hedge funds and investment banks of today .
10年前的复杂金融操作指令,对于今天的套利基金和投资银行来说,也许只是小玩意。
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