| 释义 |
Adjective: quaint (quainter,quaintest) kweynt- Strange in an interesting or pleasing way
"quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" - 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"; "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"; "a quaint sense of humour" - Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
"houses with quaint thatched roofs"
- old-time, olde worlde
Derived forms: quainter, quaintest See also: fashionable, quaintly, quaintness, strange, stylish, unusual Encyclopedia: Quaint |