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quaint + noun
quaint 常含褒义，形容因古老或别致而显得有趣的事物。
They stayed in a quaint little village.
他们住在一个古雅的小村庄里。
古雅；离奇有趣；奇特
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古雅；离奇有趣；奇特
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
They stayed in a quaint little village.
他们住在一个古雅的小村庄里。
指有趣或迷人的奇异，常带好感；不是贬义的“奇怪”。
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
以有趣或令人愉悦的方式奇特
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
非常奇特或不寻常；在性格或外观上奇怪或甚至不协调
very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; - Bill Beatty; - Sir Walter Scott
具有吸引力的复古风格(但不一定真实)
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
We stayed in a quaint cottage in the mountains.
我们在山间住在一座古雅的小屋里。
AI contextual example
The museum has a quaint collection of old toys.
这座博物馆收藏了一批离奇有趣的旧玩具。
AI contextual example
It's rather quaint to see people writing letters by hand these days.
如今看到人们用手写信，真是让人觉得古雅有趣。
AI contextual example
quaint dialect words
古雅的方言词汇
WordNet
quaint 常含褒义，形容因古老或别致而显得有趣的事物。
They stayed in a quaint little village.
他们住在一个古雅的小村庄里。
quaint 常与 old、little 等词连用，加强“古雅”的感觉。
We visited a quaint old cottage by the sea.
我们参观了海边一座古雅的老屋。
作表语时，主语多为地点或建筑，表示其风格古朴有趣。
The town is quaint and peaceful.
这座小镇古朴而宁静。
Not this
This is an old quaint house.
Use this
This is a quaint old house.
形容词定语顺序错误：表示主观评价的 quaint 应放在表示年龄的 old 之前，所以应说 a quaint old house，而不是 an old quaint house。
Not this
The town is full of quaint.
Use this
The town is full of quaint charm.
quaint 是形容词，不能直接放在介词 of 后面作宾语；应在其后补上名词（如 charm）构成名词短语 quaint charm，意思才完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古雅的村庄
We stayed in a quaint village in the Cotswolds.
我们在科茨沃尔德一个古雅的村庄住了一晚。
古雅的魅力
The old inn has a certain quaint charm.
这家老客栈有一种古雅的魅力。
古雅的老房子
The town is famous for its quaint old houses.
这个小镇以古雅的老房子而闻名。
奇特的风俗
The festival preserves some quaint customs.
这个节日保留了一些奇特的风俗。
在许多古雅而奇异、被遗忘的学问书卷之上——
In Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven', the narrator reads a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore to escape his sorrow.
在埃德加·爱伦·坡的诗歌《乌鸦》中，叙述者阅读一本古雅而奇异的被遗忘的书卷，以排解忧伤。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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联想“quiet ant”（安静的蚂蚁）：蚂蚁爬进古老小镇，画面安静而奇特——古雅、离奇有趣。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描写老式建筑、小镇或旧习俗、旅行见闻或怀旧话题 quaint 通常用于中性或略带褒义的描述，多出现在谈论老式事物、地方或风俗的语境，带有‘有趣而特别’的意味；有时可带一点幽默或轻微的‘古旧’感觉，但既不算正式用语，也不算非正式俚语。
All listed words share the spelling part 'aint' and rhyme with 'quaint' (/kweɪnt/): they end with the sound /eɪnt/. Watch out for lookalikes such as 'quant' (/kwɒnt/, /kwɑːnt/) and 'queen' (/kwiːn/), which look similar but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.