词汇 | quaintness |
语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
释义 | quaintness noun[ U ] uk /ˈkweɪnt.nəs/ us /ˈkweɪnt.nəs/ the quality of being attractive because of being unusual, and often old-fashioned: 古雅,别具一格 They miss Green Bay's small-town quaintness and sense of community. 他们怀念绿湾小镇的古雅和社区意识。 the quality of being old-fashioned in a way that is now considered strange: 过时;古怪 There does seem to be an unlikely quaintness about their relationship. 他们的关系中确似有一种不太可能的古怪。 See quaint To a New Yorker, England is likely to summon up visions of historic quaintness. Some of the portraits have a storybook quaintness. He mixes the quaintness of Victorian speech with pop lingo and slang. the dated quaintness of these old magazine ads Old or old-fashioned age-old ageing ancient antediluvian anti-progressive fossilization fossilize fossilized frumpy fustily out of date outdate outdated outdatedly outmoded unmodernized unmodish unprogressive unreconstructed unsmart You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unique and unusual Disapproving & criticizing |
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