quaint

美 [kwe?nt] 　英 [kwe?nt]

• adj.稀奇古怪的；古雅的
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)離奇有趣的；奇妙的；離奇的

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Buddhism in this country is not really understood; it's regarded as sort of quaint , it seems to be an old-fashioned religion.

在我們這個國家，人們根本不懂佛教是怎么回事，只是把它看成一種離奇的東西、好像一種過時的宗教。

There was a narrow dirt path that led directly through the meadow to the door of a quaint-looking house built at the edge of the woods.

有一條從草地直接通往森林旁邊古色古香房門口的狹窄的泥路。

The island is often viewed as a quaint place a decade or so behind the times.

懷特島常常被當做落后于時代近十年的古雅的地方。

Red Ding building exudes quaint atmosphere during the day, evening charming sparkling, go to the front could be so domineering amazing!

大紅鼎建筑，白天散發(fā)著古樸的氣息，夜晚迷人耀目，去到跟前竟是如此霸氣驚人！

Even his childish agitation could not master the sly and quaint yet touching look, with which he accompanied the reply.

即使是他那孩子的激動也不能控制他回答時伴隨著的頑皮的、奇妙的但卻令人感動的眼光。

I admire all that quaint, old-fashioned politeness; it is much more to my taste than modern ease; modern ease often disgusts me.

我贊賞那些奇特有趣的老派禮節(jié)，比現(xiàn)代的落落大方更合我的口味，現(xiàn)在的落落大方常常叫我覺得討厭。

He spoke with solemnity and his colossal misshapen nose made what he said very quaint.

他一本正經(jīng)地說清，他那丑陋的大鼻子使他說的話顯得非常古怪。

These peoples are not failed attempts at being modern -- quaint and colorful and destined to fade away as if by natural law.

這些人并不是現(xiàn)代化嘗試的失敗者——奇怪、色彩鮮艷并且注定會消亡就像是遵循自然法則一樣。

and "Quaint's" trunk twists around in spiral formation all the way up to its highest branches.

“怪”的樹身盤曲，象螺旋那樣的一直旋到最高的樹枝。

to which picture she added many other quaint and curious details of torment sometimes taught the young in this Christian country.

在這幅圖畫里，她又添加了許多其它稀奇古怪的孩子遭受折磨的細節(jié)，那都是在這個基督教國家里給年輕人講過的。

On the far side of the open stood one of the hills, with two quaint, craggy peaks, shining vividly in the sun.

這片開闊地帶的盡頭聳立著那三座山峰中的一座，它的兩個古怪的嶙峋峰頂在陽光下輝煌奪目。

It was easy enough to do. Carrie scowled. The effect was something so quaint and droll it caught even the manager.

這太容易做到了。嘉莉做出愁眉苦臉的樣子。效果十分奇妙而可笑，連經(jīng)理也被吸引住了。

It is basically the front door by the Ming and Qing Dynasties style of construction of streets, quaint and elegant shops.

它基本上按明清時期前門大街的風格修建，古樸典雅，店鋪林立。

It might have been the trees he was addressing on the quaint customs of crystals.

他似乎是對樹木作關(guān)于晶體的奇妙習性的發(fā)言。

The most popular Yunnanese dish goes by the quaint name of Crossing the Bridge Noodles. The name has its origins in a popular tale.

最有名得滇菜要數(shù)“過橋米線”了，聽起來名字很古怪，這名字來源于一個廣為人知的故事。

He beams at each customer , greeting them by name as they step into the sanctuary of his quaint plant and flower shop .

他束在每一個客戶，迎接他們的名字，因為他們邁向庇護他的古樸植物和花店。

Open-outcry trading is supposed to be a quaint, outdated practice, rapidly being replaced by sleeker, cheaper electronic systems.

公開叫價交易被認為是一種奇怪而過時的做法，應(yīng)該很快被更加時髦，更加廉價的電子系統(tǒng)所取代。

The rural region boasts wonderful beaches, quaint towns, world-beating cider, and a wide variety of cultural attractions.

這個鄉(xiāng)間地區(qū)以美麗的海灘、古色古香的鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)、世界最好的蘋果酒和文化景點而自豪。

He played a piece of elegant quaint music for the cow, but the cow just kept grazing the grass with its head down.

他給牛彈奏了一曲古雅的曲子，牛埋頭吃草不理他。

here was an old church , quaint and rambling and gabled.

這兒有一座不很整齊的，砌著三角墻的古色古香的老教堂。

More and more was Shelton conscious of a quaint uneasiness in the very breathing of the household.

謝爾頓一天比一天體會到這個家庭的呼吸中有種古怪的，不自在的感覺。

First written in 1941 it's rather long and the language is at times quaint but it's as insightful today as it was then.

第一版寫于1941年，雖然內(nèi)容十分長，語言有時候古老，但是其中的見解卻不減當年。

And nearby Kyoto, with its famously quaint temples, gardens and tea houses, beats it for classic Japanese charm.

而附近的京都則以古雅的寺廟、園林和茶館著稱，其傳統(tǒng)的日本風韻勝過大阪。

Arthur Cozzens, the geography professor, had a white goatee and a quaint professional manner.

地理教授阿瑟。科贊斯蓄著白色的山羊胡子，有一種古怪的專業(yè)風度。

I took my wife to see the famous comedian performing at the quaint theater for our anniversary. It was really a night to remember.

為了紀念我們的結(jié)婚周年，我帶我太太到那家古典又別致的戲院看那個有名的喜劇演員表演。那真是一個難忘的夜晚。

Mr Mills said it was time for the west to stop regarding the continent as a "quaint curiosity" in cultural terms.

米爾斯表示，在文化方面，西方現(xiàn)在不應(yīng)再把亞洲看作一個“新奇古怪”的大陸。

One of the first, quaint and timid, said, "Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health. "

開始只是謹慎保守的提示：“吸煙可能有害健康”。

The Ox Hill area was once a rural backwater, but the quaint name is the only reminder of its agricultural past.

牛山曾經(jīng)是一個貧窮落后的農(nóng)村地區(qū)，但現(xiàn)在只有那個鄉(xiāng)氣十足的名字提醒著我們它的過去。

His vision of a modern, peaceful Iraq, and a united Arab world, now seems quaint and obsolete.

他希望看到伊拉克成為一個和平的現(xiàn)代化國家的愿望，現(xiàn)在看來多么渺茫，甚至業(yè)已過時。

I'll be the first to admit, when you look at the church out in Fauquier County, it looks like a quaint country church.

當你看到福奧奎爾郡的教堂，我會第一個承認那是一個古怪的鄉(xiāng)村教堂。

Madeline affected all manner of rich and quaint devices in the garniture of her room, her person, and her feminine belonging.

馬德琳在她的房間里，她的身上，以及她的女性用品等的裝飾方面，喜愛各種各樣奢華、精致的小玩藝兒。

IT WILL not be long before paper tickets for a plane, train or bus seem as quaint as propellers, steam and conductors do today.

用不了多久飛機、火車和公共車的紙質(zhì)票證將象螺旋槳、蒸汽和售票員出現(xiàn)在今天那樣古怪。

You'll think it was quaint that people once had to read the same newspaper , that it wasn't customized for individual preferences .

你將會認為它是被有看相同的報紙古雅的那個人們一次，它不為個別的偏愛被根據(jù)客戶需要修改。

This neighborhood of quaint brownstones clustered along tree-lined cobblestone streets remains virtually unchanged since the 19th century.

西村的街道是由鵝卵石鋪成的，道路兩旁綠樹成蔭，19世紀以來不曾改變。

My grandfather's quaint worries about me and Mel Ott and Eleanor Roosevelt are enough to make a contemporary worrier weep with envy.

我的祖父關(guān)于我和梅爾·奧特以及艾麗納·羅斯福的古怪的煩惱，足以使一個同時代的煩惱人帶著忌妒哭泣。

With its quaint name and features about road safety, Top Gear undertook the serious business of reviewing new cars.

有著奇特的名字注重汽車公路安全性的TopGear開始了介紹評論新車的正經(jīng)事兒。

Just opening be just quaint to your identities, but now was to want pass you stir mingle as one Buddha boundary.

剛開始只是對你們的身份好奇，而現(xiàn)在是想通過你們攪合一下佛界。

It's not what I expected. Where are all the old, quaint houses like in Amsterdam?

和我期望看到的不一樣。那些像我們在阿姆斯特丹看到的古老雅致的房子都到哪兒去了呢？

Quaint little colorful cliffside houses stacked on top of each other are draped off the jagged cliffs.

古色古香的小房子，坐在豐富多彩的懸崖上的每個堆疊的頂部，覆蓋著這些破損的懸崖。

Remember how there was once a quaint habit called "prostitution" , whereby men paid women to have sex with them.

還記得曾經(jīng)有一種離奇的習慣叫“賣淫”嗎？男人給女人錢，讓她們與他們發(fā)生性行為。

as are many small and quaint farming and fishing villages within a few hours' drive.

區(qū)內(nèi)尚有許多具有特色的小漁村或小農(nóng)村，開車只要幾個鐘頭就可到達。