quaintly
adverb
uk/ˈkweɪnt.li/us/ˈkweɪnt.li/in a way that isattractivebecause of beingunusual, and oftenold-fashioned:
古雅地，别具一格地Theyworkout at a quaintlydilapidatedLos Angelesgym.他们在洛杉矶一家有些破旧但别具一格的健身房里健身。
Thecafetablesquaintlyspillinto thestreet.咖啡馆的桌子颇有特色地一直摆到了街上。
in a way that isold-fashionedand nowconsideredstrange:
过时的；奇怪的Heexplainedwhat is sometimes quaintly calledeconomicfreedom.他解释了经济自由这个有些古怪的概念。
Thenotionofemployerloyaltyis quaintlyrisible.对雇主的忠诚度这个概念既过时又荒谬。
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quaint
- Thecottagewas quaintlychillyandpicturesqueinwinter.
- Movies that wereoutrageousin 1995seemquaintlytamebycomparison.
- aneducationalfilmmade during the Cold War that quaintlyassumesthathidingunder aschooldeskwouldprotectachildfrom an A-bomb
Old or old-fashioned
- age-old
- ageing
- ancient
- antediluvian
- anti-progressive
- creaky
- fossilization
- fossilize
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have hadits/yourdayidiom
- neanderthal
- outdate
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- vintage
- went out with the arkidiom
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