quaint adj. 1.离奇有趣的,古雅的;优雅的;奇妙的。 2.(工艺制作等)灵巧的。 a quaint old house 一座古雅的老房子。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
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The shops had still a pleasant quaintness . 店铺里依然弥漫着一种亲切的古雅气氛。
I liked the hush , the gloom , the quaintness of these retreats in the day ; but i by no means coveted a night s repose on one of those wide and heavy beds : shut in , some of them , with doors of oak ; shaded , others , with wrought old english hangings crusted with thick work , portraying effigies of strange flowers , and stranger birds , and strangest human beings , - all which would have looked strange , indeed , by the pallid gleam of moonlight 不过晚上我决不羡慕在那些笨重的大床上睡觉。有些床装着橡木门,可以关闭有的挂着古老的英国绣花帐幔,上面满布各类绣花,有奇怪的花,更奇怪的乌和最奇怪的人。总之是些在苍白的月光下会显得十分古怪的东西。
英文解释
strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"