quirk

名词怪癖; 奇事，巧合; 突然的弯曲

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1. 怪癖：其实,吉尔兹认为坚持事实与(解释性的)法律的分离应当被看作是现代西方法中某种类似于怪癖(quirk)的东西. 按照他的观点,在伊斯兰文化、印度文化和马来西亚文化中就没有坚持这样的区分. 相反,这些文化认为事实与表象的不可分离是天经地义的.

2. 急转, 遁词, 怪癖：put on the defensive 迫使采取守势 | quirk 急转, 遁词, 怪癖 | aircraft radio sight 飞机无线电瞄准器

3. 突然弯曲;遁辞;弯曲：quire 一刀;对折的一叠纸 | quirk 突然弯曲;遁辞;弯曲 | quisqueite 高硫钒沥青;硫沥青

4. 双关语：quire 一刀 | quirk 双关语 | quirkily 诡诈地

1. (偶然发生的)奇事，趣事
    A quirk is something unusual or interesting that happens by chance.

    e.g. By a tantalising quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship...
           仿佛是命运的捉弄，这对选手在锦标赛第一轮比赛中就狭路相逢。
    e.g. The spate of storms and hurricanes in recent years could be a statistical quirk.
           从统计数字上看，近些年来暴风雨和飓风的频发非同寻常。

2. quirk在线翻译

2. 怪癖;古怪的性格
    A quirk is a habit or aspect of a person's character which is odd or unusual.

    e.g. Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
           布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。

1. That so few Chinese and Japanese people have a good opinion about each other despite being highly interdependent is a quirk of international relations.

2. Because of a quirk in the timing between the solar and lunar calendars, there is no solar spring in the Year of the Rooster.

3. Today a large measure of purists'hostility is aimed at Americanisms, another little quirk I discovered while researching linguistic borrowings.

4. If you shift your position and view it as a cultural quirk, you'll be more amused than disturbed.

5. Call it quirk of the modern world's fate, or our incapability to look beyond the immediate.

6. James said the abnormality could be caused by a developmental problem or a genetic quirk.

7. A quirk in licensing rules lets rickshaws freely ply their trade in London.

8. 911查询·英语单词

8. However, a quirk in the lunar calendar makes this a relatively inauspicious year for marriage.

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