quaintly
adverb uk/ˈkweɪnt.li/ us/ˈkweɪnt.li/
古雅地，别具一格地
in a way that is attractive because of being unusual, and often old-fashioned
They work out at a quaintly dilapidated Los Angeles gym. 他们在洛杉矶一家有些破旧但别具一格的健身房里健身。
The cafe tables quaintly spill into the street. 咖啡馆的桌子颇有特色地一直摆到了街上。
过时的;奇怪的
in a way that is old-fashioned and now considered strange
He explained what is sometimes quaintly called economic freedom. 他解释了经济自由这个有些古怪的概念。
The notion of employer loyalty is quaintly risible. 对雇主的忠诚度这个概念既过时又荒谬。
See: quaint
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- The cottage was quaintly chilly and picturesque in winter.
- Movies that were outrageous in 1995 seem quaintly tame by comparison.
- an educational film made during the Cold War that quaintly assumes that hiding under a school desk would protect a child from an A-bomb