quaint

大学 FREQ #15698 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 古雅的, 离奇有趣的, 奇怪的

发音

UK /kweɪnt/
US /kweɪnt/
UK /kʰweɪ̯nt/
US /kʰweɪ̯nt/

词形变化

quaints 复数 quaints quainter 比较级 quainter quaintest quaintest 最高级

别名

quyent queint

教材释义与例句

形容词

古雅的；奇怪的；离奇有趣的；做得很精巧的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The vulva.

    历史 废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a person: cunning, crafty.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Cleverly made; artfully contrived.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Strange or odd; unusual.

    方言
  4. 4.

    Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.

    废旧
  5. 5.

    Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.

    古色古香的

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

old-time olde worlde

近义相关 4

strange unusual fashionable stylish

词源

From Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French cointe (“pretty, clever, knowing”), from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognōscō (“to know”).

来源：wiktionary