quaint
英 [kweɪnt]
美[kwent]
- adj. 古雅的；奇怪的；离奇有趣的；做得很精巧的
词态变化
比较级: quainter;最高级: quaintest;副词: quaintly;名词: quaintness;
助记提示
1. It comes from cognitus 'known'. The word's meaning evolved via the notion of someone who 'knows' about something ("get or come to know well"), and hence is an expert at it or is skilful in doing it;
2. and came to mean 'skilled, expert, clever, finely or skilfully made'; this led later to the notion of being skilfully made or elegant, which eventually degenerated into 'agreeably curious, pleasantly curious'.
3. => elaborate, skillfully made; strange and clever; old-fashioned but charming.
4. q -> g, => quai => guai => 怪的拼音 => 古怪啊，古怪的。
2. and came to mean 'skilled, expert, clever, finely or skilfully made'; this led later to the notion of being skilfully made or elegant, which eventually degenerated into 'agreeably curious, pleasantly curious'.
3. => elaborate, skillfully made; strange and clever; old-fashioned but charming.
4. q -> g, => quai => guai => 怪的拼音 => 古怪啊，古怪的。
中文词源
quaint 古色古香的
来自古法语cointe,优雅的，精致的，来自拉丁语cognitus,知道，知晓，词源同know,cognizance.引申词义古色古香的，有古味的。
英英释意
- 1. strange in an interesting or pleasing way;
- "quaint dialect words"
- "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
- 2. 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 Beatty
- "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott
- "a quaint sense of humor"
- 3. attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic);
- "houses with quaint thatched roofs"
- "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
英文词源
- quaint
- quaint: [13] Quaint was once a more wholehearted term of approval than it is now. In Middle English it meant ‘clever’ or ‘finely or skilfully made’. Its current sense ‘pleasantly curious’ did not emerge until the 18th century. It comes via Old French coint from Latin cognitus ‘known’, the past participle of cognōscere ‘know’ (source of English recognize). The word’s meaning evolved in Old French via the notion of someone who ‘knows’ about something, and hence is an expert at it or is skilful in doing it.
=> cognition, recognize - quaint (adj.)
- c. 1200, cointe, "cunning, ingenious; proud," from Old French cointe "knowledgeable, well-informed; clever; arrogant, proud; elegant, gracious," from Latin cognitus "known, approved," past participle of cognoscere "get or come to know well" (see cognizance). Modern spelling is from early 14c.
Later in English, "elaborate, skillfully made" (c. 1300); "strange and clever" (mid-14c.). Sense of "old-fashioned but charming" is first attested 1795, and could describe the word itself, which had become rare after c. 1700 (though it soon recovered popularity in this secondary sense). Related: Quaintly; quaintness.
同义词辨析
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。
实用场景例句
- quaint old customs
- 稀奇的古老习俗
牛津词典
- a quaint seaside village
- 古朴典雅的海滨村庄
牛津词典
- ...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
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Mingdu low, low color purity , simplicity , weak in contrasting color sensation of funky, quaint.
- 明量矮 、 清量矮的色彩, 单清 、 不不弱差比的色彩发觉不奢华 、 矮古.
期刊摘选
- What a quaint little building!
- 多么古雅的一座小房子 啊 !
期刊摘选
- Our neighbor is a quaint old lady.
- 我们的邻居是位古怪的老太太.
辞典例句
- 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.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- They still keep some quaint old customs.
- 他们仍然保留着一些稀奇古怪的旧风俗.
《简明英汉词典》
- As tropical, as quaint, as any undiscovered island.
- 象任何热带的奇异的未被开发的岛屿一样.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Flower carpet, white felt hat, silver saddles, wooden bowls, boxes, delicate appearance, and his quaint durable.
- 花毡 、 白毡帽 、 银质马鞍 、 木制碗 、 盒等, 精巧美观 、 古朴耐用.
期刊摘选
- It'sounds quaint now, this idea that redemption is to be found in technology.
- 现在, 人们觉得这种在技术中寻找拯救的思想有些怪诞.
期刊摘选
- Royalty , nobility, the andHow quaint ! Even the rabble.
- 皇亲国戚, 贵族名流, 还有,太棒了,竟然还有贱民.
期刊摘选
- Old photographs seem quaint to us today.
- 旧照片现在就我们来看来似乎古怪有趣.
期刊摘选
- We stopped at a quaint little antique shop in the town.
- 我们在镇上一家古色古香的古董店逛了一下.
期刊摘选
- Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore?
- 沉思许多古怪而离奇、早已被人遗忘的传闻?
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- The quaint Persian city has been engulfed by a roaring metropolis.
- 那富有奇趣的波斯城市已经被一座喧嚣的大都会所吞没.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Over the parapet showed quaint and fanciful little buildings.
- 栏杆里有一些古雅精致的小建筑物.
辞典例句
- Carrie scowled. The effect was something so quaint and droll it caught even the manager.
- 嘉莉做出愁眉苦脸的样子.效果十分奇妙而可笑,连经理也被吸引住了.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- There were many small lanes in the quaint village.
- 在这古香古色的村庄里,有很多小巷.
《简明英汉词典》
- This is a quaint set.
- 这一套东西挺古怪的.
期刊摘选
- Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.
- 奶奶住在一栋古色古香的乡间别墅里.
《简明英汉词典》
- I a quaint apartment in San Francisco, an interesting job, and great friends.
- 我在旧金山有一套雅致的公寓, 一份有趣的工作, 以及很棒的朋友.
期刊摘选
- a quaint seaside village
- 古朴典雅的海滨村庄
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句