| 单词 | quirky |
| 释义 | quirky (once / 6789 pages) adj Your friend with the pink hair, the excellent vocabulary, and the totally inappropriate wit? You could probably call her quirky, meaning she’s unconventional and has a strange mix of traits that somehow end up being kind of interesting or charming. This informal all-purpose term can be used to describe anything that doesn’t quite fit in. The adjective quirky is often used to describe those unconventional things that are characterized by peculiar behavior or an unexpected point of view. Quirky is often used to describe people, but it can also refer to things that seem to possess an unexpected and unconventional element, like a quirky strategy or a quirky idea. WORD FAMILYquirky: quirkily, quirkiness+/quirk: quirked, quirking, quirks, quirky USAGE EXAMPLESSome critics find Mills’s work quirky or precious; some find it inert. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Sounds simple, but that’s all part of its quirky genius. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) Quirky and charming, this New Zealand story is part buddy comedy, part coming-of-age drama, part family adventure and all heart. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) adj informal terms; strikingly unconventional Syn far-out, kinky, offbeat, way-out unconventional not conventional or conformist |
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