quirk
quirk
noun
quirkish
adjective
语源
noun
- a peculiar behavioural habit
古怪举动；怪癖
they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks.
他们认为她的态度不过是她的一种小怪癖，没有介意。
■a strange chance occurrence
偶发事件；怪事；巧合
a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan.
她鬼使神差地竟为内森工作了。
■a sudden twist, turn, or curve
急转；急弯
wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.
冷嘲式的幽默使他的嘴忽然略微一歪。 - (Architecture)an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings
(建筑)狭凹槽，深槽，沟
- [no obj.](of a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement
（人的嘴巴或眉毛）突然翘起，扭曲
■[with obj.]move or twist (one's mouth or eyebrow) in such a way
突然翘起，扭曲（嘴巴或眉毛）
quirkish
adjective
语源
- early 16th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was 'subtle verbal twist, quibble', later 'unexpected twist'
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