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    Quirky means unusual in a way that catches your interest — a little strange, but often in a charming or funny way, not a one. People use it for clothes, shops, films, names, humour, and people who do not follow the usual pattern. A quirky café might put books in the bathroom and serve tea in jam jars.

    Quirky means unusual in a way that catches your interest quirky 是指一種引人注意的不尋常 a little strange有點怪 but often in a charming or funny way不過通常是可愛或好笑的那種怪 not a frightening one而不是嚇人的 People use it for clothes, shops, films, names, humour有人用它形容衣服、店家、電影、名字、幽默感 and people who do not follow the usual pattern還有不按常理出牌的人 A quirky café might put books in the bathroom一間 quirky 的咖啡店可能會把書放在廁所裡 and serve tea in jam jars用果醬罐裝茶

    In English, especially in lifestyle writing, it is mostly kind, even selling something: quirky often means “not boring.” Older, drier English had odd or eccentric; quirky is the friendlier modern cousin. Though actually, it can be a soft way to say weird when the speaker does not want to be rude.

    In English, especially in lifestyle writing在英文裡,尤其是生活風格文章 it is mostly kind, even selling something它大多是善意的,甚至帶點推銷意味 quirky often means "not boring."quirky 常常就是在說「不無聊」 Older, drier English had odd or eccentric比較老派、乾巴巴的英文會用 odd 或 eccentric quirky is the friendlier modern cousin而 quirky 是比較親切的現代版本 Though actually不過其實 it can be a soft way to say weird它有時候是比較委婉地說 weird when the speaker does not want to be rude當說話的人不想顯得沒禮貌時

    It is not the word for dangerous, wrong, or unusual. And it is not only for people: a plan, a building, or a joke can be quirky too.

    It is not the word for dangerous, wrong, or medically unusual它不是用來形容危險、錯誤,或醫學上異常的字 And it is not only for people而且不是只能用在人身上 a plan, a building, or a joke can be quirky too一個計畫、一棟建築,或一個笑話也可以是 quirky 的

    Informal to neutral; you would not put it in a very serious law text, but you would hear it all the time in conversation.

    Informal to neutral語氣是非正式到中性 you would not put it in a very serious law text你不會把它放進很正式的法律文件 but you would hear it all the time in conversation但日常對話裡常常聽得到

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成quirk + -y. A quirk is an odd little habit or strange feature; -y means “having that quality” or “full of it.”

同家族的字

  • quirkthe odd habit or strange detail this adjective comes from
  • quirkilythe adverb: in a quirky way
  • quirkinessthe noun: the unusual quality itself

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

quirkyadj/ˈkwɜːki/

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    Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.

    • She has a quirky laugh.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。