quirk
UK [kwɜ:k] US [kwɝ:k] noun countable
■an unusual part of someone's personality or habit, or something that is strange and unexpected 怪癖；古怪之处•You have to get used to other people's quirks and foibles.你要习惯别人的怪癖和小缺点。 •There is a quirk in the rules that allows you to invest money without paying tax.这些规章的奇怪之处在于其允许人们投资而不必缴税。 •By some strange quirk] By an odd quirk of fate (= unexpectedly) , we ended up on the same train.说来奇怪，我们结果上了同一列火车。 |