quaint

adjective

UK/kweɪnt/
US/kweɪnt/

Definitions of quaint adjective

  1. C2

    Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

    古樸;別緻

    • They lived in a quaint little village.

      他們住在一個古雅的小村莊。

    • The small town has many quaint shops.

      這個小鎮有許多古雅的商店。

    • The quaint old mill was a tourist attraction.

      那座古雅的老磨坊是一個旅遊景點。

  2. Strange, unusual, or old-fashioned, often in a way that is not considered acceptable or practical in modern times.

    (觀點、信仰或行為方式)奇怪的、不合時宜的、過時的

    • He sometimes has quaint views that are out of date.

      他有時會有一些過時的奇怪觀點。

    • Their lifestyle seemed rather quaint in this day and age.

      他們的生活方式在當今時代顯得相當過時。

    • She has some rather quaint ideas about modern technology.

      她對現代科技有一些相當過時的想法。