- strange는 익숙하지 않은 것(unfamiliarity)을 언제나 암시하고, 생소한 것·자연스럽지 않은 것·모르는 것 따위에 적용된다.
... a strange voice. A strange quiet pervaded the city. - peculiar는 종잡을 수 없는 것·독특한 성질을 가진 것을 가리킨다.
... a peculiar smell. Raising frogs is a peculiar way to make a living. - odd는 보통인 것 또는 관습적인 것에서 벗어난 것을 암시하고, 거의 기괴한(bizarre) 것에 가까운 것을 나타낸다.
... an odd custom. That is an odd colors. - queer는 odd의 뜻에 기괴(eccentricity)·예사롭지 않은 것(abnormality)·수상스러움(suspicion)의 뜻이 강조되어 첨가된 것을 말한다.
... a queer facial expression. There is something queer about this transaction. - quaint는 기분 좋고, 흥미를 끄는 예스러운 데가 있는 odd한 것을 뜻한다.
... a quaint custom(고아한 풍속)/ Old photographs seem quaint to us today
Syn: strange, peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, singular, eccentric, curious
These adjectives describe what deviates from the usual or customary.
- Strange refers especially to what is unfamiliar, unknown, or inexplicable:
... “I do hate to be chucked in the dark aboard a strange ship. I wonder where they keep their fresh water” (Joseph Conrad). - Peculiar particularly describes what is distinct from all others:
... “Now, my suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can &I{suppose”} (J.B.S. Haldane). - Quaint refers to pleasing or old-fashioned peculiarity:
... “the quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities” (Winston Churchill). - Outlandish suggests alien or bizarre strangeness:
... “They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion” (Washington Irving). - Singular describes what is unique or unparalleled;the term often suggests an unusual or peculiar quality that arouses curiosity or wonder:
... Such poise is singular in one so young. - Eccentric refers particularly to what departs strikingly from the recognized or conventional:
... Many consider Berlioz's compositions to be innovative but eccentric. - Curious suggests strangeness or novelty that excites interest:
.... Americans living abroad often acquire a curious hybrid accent. See also Synonyms at foreign
.... 자료: The American Heritage
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