quaintness
n. 离奇有趣,古怪的事物
Something that is quaint is attractive because it is unusual and rather old-fashioned.
...a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses...
一座有着狭窄街道和传统的露木架房屋的古色古香的小镇
That's how concepts like general welfare start to sound quaint in this age.
就这样,民众福利这一类概念在这个时代开始变得陈旧起来。
1. the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned;
2. strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned;
The shops had still a pleasant quaintness.
店铺里依然弥漫着一种亲切的古雅气氛.
Some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness.
她说过的带有方言的一些话中有种可爱的意趣.
Urban sleekness and traditional quaintness highlight the contrasts of Hong Kong.
城市的优美造型和传统的古雅情趣突出了香港的种种反差.
Above all, from the artistic point of view they have grandeur , majesty , ruggedness, and quaintness.
它们总是古老的, 而中国人是爱好任何古老的东西的.