quirk

英 [kwɜːk]

美 [kwɜːrk]

n. 怪异的性格(或行为); 怪癖; (尤指偶发的)怪事，奇事

复数：quirks　过去式：quirked　现在分词：quirking　

Collins.1 / BNC.14107 / COCA.12149

牛津词典

noun

怪异的性格（或行为）；怪癖
an aspect of sb's personality or behaviour that is a little strange
（尤指偶发的）怪事，奇事
a strange thing that happens, especially by accident
1. By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel.
  真是天缘奇遇，他们住进了同一家旅馆。

N-COUNT (偶然发生的)奇事，趣事
Aquirkis something unusual or interesting that happens by chance.
1. 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。
2. 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。
N-COUNT 怪癖;古怪的性格
Aquirkis a habit or aspect of a person's character which is odd or unusual.
1. Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
  布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。

noun

verb

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。
The "*" is a historical quirk.
是一个历史怪象。
What do you think is 6's biggest unknown ( hidden?) quirk ( weird habit)?
你认为6最大的不为人知的怪癖是什么？
By some quirk of fate the two of us were on the same train.
出于命运安排，我们两人乘上了同一列火车。
The miserable economic track record is, in part, a quirk of timing.
这一糟糕的经济周期运行轨迹，部分来说与时间很巧合。
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。
That quirk dates back to the time when mammals began to evolve.
而这一现象是从进化哺乳动物的时候才开始出现转折了。
Ironically, another quirk comes to our help here.
实际上，另外一个因素在这里提供了帮助。
It can be regarded as merely a mathematical quirk of the theory of weak interactions.
这可被看成仅仅是弱相互作用理论的一种数学上的技巧。
Brown was fascinated by people's quirks and foibles.
布朗对人们的种种怪癖十分着迷。