Word · Frequency #14064
quainter
古雅；离奇有趣；奇特
quainter is the comparative of quaint.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
指有趣或迷人的奇异，常带好感；不是贬义的“奇怪”。
- 1.
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
- 2.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
以有趣或令人愉悦的方式奇特
- 3.
very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; - Bill Beatty; - Sir Walter Scott
非常奇特或不寻常；在性格或外观上奇怪或甚至不协调
- 4.
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
具有吸引力的复古风格(但不一定真实)
以有趣或令人愉悦的方式奇特；非常奇特或不寻常；在性格或外观上奇怪或甚至不协调；具有吸引力的复古风格(但不一定真实)；古雅的；离奇有趣的
In use
We stayed in a quaint cottage in the mountains.
The museum has a quaint collection of old toys.
It's rather quaint to see people writing letters by hand these days.
quaint dialect words
quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name
came forth a quaint and fearful sight
a quaint sense of humor
houses with quaint thatched roofs
Connections
Collocations
- quaint village
- 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。
- quaint charm
- 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。
- quaint old houses
- 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。
- quaint customs
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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