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quaintkweIntadj-er, -est attractive because of being unusual and esp. old-fashioned老式而别致的;奇特而有趣的a quaint country pub一家奇特有趣的乡村酒吧a quaint old cottage一座古雅的旧农舍a quaint little village一个老式的小村庄Quaint can also be used to show that you do not approve of something, esp. an opinion, belief or way of behaving, because it is strange or old-fashioned.奇怪的，不合逻辑的;过时的"How quaint!/What a quaint idea!" she said, laughing at him.“多怪/多奇怪的主意呀!”她嘲笑他说。He's full of these quaint notions about giving up his job and going to live on a remote Scottish island.他脑子充满了辞去职务到遥远的苏格兰岛上去生活的怪想法。
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