Word · Frequency #14064
quaintest
古雅；离奇有趣；奇特
quaintest is the superlative of quaint.
核心释义
指有趣或迷人的奇异，常带好感；不是贬义的“奇怪”。
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- 1.
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
- 2.
以有趣或令人愉悦的方式奇特
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
- 3.
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
- 4.
具有吸引力的复古风格(但不一定真实)
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
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
用法In use
We stayed in a quaint cottage in the mountains.
用法提示：quaint作定语，修饰cottage，表示“古雅、别致”。
The museum has a quaint collection of old toys.
用法提示：quaint作定语，修饰collection，表示“离奇有趣”。
It's rather quaint to see people writing letters by hand these days.
用法提示：quaint作表语，说明“古雅有趣”的感受。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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