quaint 的定义
quaint·er, quaint·est.
- having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house.
- strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: a quaint sense of humor.
- skillfully or cleverly made.
- Obsolete. wise; skilled.
quaint 近义词
strange, odd
old-fashioned; nostalgically attractive
更多quaint例句
- The 36-mile drive is ideal for a leisurely day or weekend—you’ll have plenty of time to check out the quaint hillside farm stands and hiking trails in Mad River Valley.
- Williams’s Open era accomplishments aren’t limited by a historically quaint era.
- Book a room at the Omni in Corpus Christi or the quaint Angel Rose B&B in Rockport.
- The dramatic beauty of the Atlantic coast, the quaint, welcoming nature of the villages, and the seemingly endless stretches of forest make this state an obvious go-to for overlanders seeking a destination worth exploring in this region.
- If anything seems off, it’s the stream of fellow diners dressed for dinner in suits and dresses, which look quaint in an ongoing pandemic.
- According to Adoflsson, the tradition is nothing more than good vs. evil, set in a quaint Swedish town.
- Today, the quaint spectacle of a stage-managed fairy-tale celebration strikes many of us as a load of garbage.
- Swarms of police, gunfire, panic—all foreign to a city known for its quaint, Commonwealth style, still air, and orderliness.
- I followed and was soon sitting at a quaint table with chairs facing the lake.
- Reed moved to Bhutan when Thimphu was a quaint town of 30,000.
- Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!
- Yet their quaint attempts to improve their appearance throw an interesting side-light on their æsthetic preferences.
- Quaint old Burton in his "Anatomy of Melancholy," recognizes the virtues of the plant while he anathematizes its abuse.
- "All they can rap and run for" is the more frequent colloquial version of this quaint phrase.
- His quick-wittedness and the subtlety of his character make him full of quaint remarks and funny and unexpected comparisons.