1. 1古里古怪(的特質/風格)

    Quirkiness is the unusual quality itself — the oddness that makes a person, a place, or a story interesting rather than ordinary. If quirky is the adjective, quirkiness is the name of that flavour. People talk about the quirkiness of a film, a neighbourhood, a shop, or someone’s humour.

    Quirkiness is the unusual quality itselfquirkiness指的就是那種不尋常的特質本身 the oddness that makes a person, a place, or a story interesting rather than ordinary讓一個人、一個地方,或一個故事有趣而不平凡的那種怪 If quirky is the adjective如果quirky是形容詞 quirkiness is the name of that flavourquirkiness就是那種味道的名字 People talk about the quirkiness of a film, a neighbourhood, a shop, or someone's humour大家會說一部電影、一個社區、一間店,或某人幽默感的quirkiness

    In magazines and everyday talk it is usually a compliment, or at least fond: we kept going back because of its quirkiness. It is not a harsh word like madness, and it is not as heavy as eccentricity, which can sound like a judgement on a whole life. Though actually, one person’s quirkiness is another person’s mess — the word puts a kind frame around behaviour that is simply not standard.

    In magazines and everyday talk it is usually a compliment, or at least fond在雜誌和日常對話裡,這通常是稱讚,至少是帶著喜愛的說法 we kept going back because of its quirkiness像『我們一直回去,就是因為它的quirkiness』 It is not a harsh word like madness它不像madness那樣刺耳 and it is not as heavy as eccentricity也不像eccentricity那麼沉重 which can sound like a judgement on a whole lifeeccentricity聽起來可能像是在評斷一個人的整個人生 Though actually, one person's quirkiness is another person's mess不過其實,一個人眼中的quirkiness,可能是另一個人眼中的一團亂 the word puts a kind frame around behaviour that is simply not standard這個字幫不合常規的行為,套上了一個善意的框架

    You will hear it more in reviews and friendly description than in formal reports.

    You will hear it more in reviews and friendly description你會更常在評論和友善的描述裡聽到它 than in formal reports而不是在正式的報告裡

core核心畫面

組成quirky + -ness. -ness makes a noun meaning “the quality of being this way.”

同家族的字

  • quirkyquirkiness is the name of the quality that quirky describes
  • quirka quirk is one odd detail; quirkiness is the overall unusual flavour
  • quirkilythe adverb: doing something in that unusual way

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

quirkinessnoun

  • 1

    The state of being quirky.

    • Your quirkiness is so endearing.
    • Chacombe: The one-bedroomed holiday home built into the mouth of the Great Central Railway tunnel, on the former Banbury-Northampton route, has won a number of awards for its quirkiness.
  • 2

    A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing.

    • "There are certain quirkinesses, but he is a very good neighbor."

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