quaint
音标发音
- 英式音标 [kweɪnt]
- 美式音标 [kweɪnt]
- 国际音标 [kweint]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 古雅的;奇怪的;离奇有趣的;做得很精巧的
词根记忆
- 和paint(n.油漆)一起记;painttobecomequaint(漆上油漆变得离奇有趣)
- quaint(奇怪的)本身长得就很奇怪
英汉例句
- Grandma lives in a quaint cottage.
奶奶住在一栋古色古香的别墅里。 - Old photographs seem quaint to us today.
旧相片现在看来似乎挺古怪。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~+ prep. -phrase
词组短语
- quaint dresses 古怪的服装
- quaint village customs 稀奇古怪的农村习俗
- quaint dance 古雅的舞曲
- Or Quaint 或古朴
- Quaint Buildings 奇异建筑
- Quaint Rough 古朴粗犷
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
短语
英英字典
- attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned
- Something that is quaint is attractive because it is old-fashioned.