Quaint



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 离奇有趣的
• ［英］ adj. 离奇有趣的 ( unusual and attractive)
• ［例］ quaint old customs

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English queinte, cointe, from Anglo-French, clever, expert, from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognoscere to know — more at cognition
• Date: 13th century
• 1. obsolete expert, skilled
• 2.
  • a. marked by skillful design <quaint with many a device in India ink — Herman Melville>
  • b. marked by beauty or elegance
• 3.
  • a. unusual or different in character or appearance ; odd <figures of fun, quaint people — Herman Wouk>
  • b. pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
• Synonyms: see strange
• ? quaintly adverb
• ? quaintness noun

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