稀奇的

This is an odd collection of people.

这是一群稀奇古怪人。

The man is a repository of out-of-the-way knowledge.

这人有满腹稀奇古怪知识。

They still keep some quaint old customs.

他保留着一些稀奇古怪旧风俗。

When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.

待我吃完糖果或水果，她总要将我送到屋门廊，叮嘱我要多谢母亲给她送食品，要我对父母亲转达一些稀奇古怪祝愿，后就转身回到屋里，随手关上门，使那里再次成为神秘世界。