柯林斯詞典quaint /kwe?nt/ (quainter,quaintest) 1. ADJ Something that is quaint is attractive because it is old-fashioned. 古雅的 ...a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses. …一座古樸的小鎮(zhèn),有著狹窄的街道和傳統(tǒng)的半木制房屋。 返回 quaint劍橋詞典attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned 別致的;(尤指)古雅的 a quaint old cottage 古樸別致的鄉(xiāng)村別墅 Quaint can also be used to show that you do not approve of something, especially an opinion , belief , or way of behaving , because it is strange or old-fashioned (觀點(diǎn)、信仰或行為方式)奇怪的,不合邏輯的,過(guò)時(shí)的 "What a quaint idea !" she said, laughing at him. “多奇怪的想法啊!”她嘲笑他說(shuō)。 返回 quaint