quirk
noun/kwɜːk/
/kwɜːrk/
- an aspect of somebody’s personality or behaviour that is a little strange
synonym peculiarity怪异的性格(或行为);怪癖 - Everyone has their own little quirks and mannerisms.
每个人都有自己的小怪癖和习惯。
Extra Examples- It was a remarkable quirk in his otherwise orderly character.
在他原本井然有序的性格中,这是一个显着的怪癖。 - Perhaps it's some quirk in your nature that makes you behave like that.
也许是你天性中的某些怪癖让你有这样的行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- personality
- odd
- …
- have
- by a quirk of
- quirk in
- a quirk of fate
- Everyone has their own little quirks and mannerisms.
- a strange thing that happens, especially by accident
(尤指偶发的)怪事,奇事 - By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel.
真是天缘奇遇,他们住进了同一家旅馆。 - an unpredictable quirk of history
不可预测的历史怪事
Extra Examples- The system has some odd little quirks.
这个系统有些奇怪的小毛病。 - as a result of some quirk in the social order
社会秩序中某种巧合的结果
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- personal
- personality
- odd
- …
- have
- by a quirk of
- quirk in
- a quirk of fate
- By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel.
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was ‘subtle verbal twist, quibble’, later ‘unexpected twist’.