curio 古玩；珍品 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞C1

釋義

古玩；珍品

小巧、罕見或來自異地的收藏小物。

a small, unusual item — often old or from a faraway place — that people enjoy looking at or like to collect.

例句

Manuela kept a tiny jade frog on her desk as a curio from her grandmother.

Manuela 把一隻小玉蛙擺在桌上，當作奶奶留下的古玩。

countable noun: a curio from [origin]

The antique shop on the corner sold old coins, painted fans, and other curios.

街角的古董店賣著舊錢幣、彩繪扇子，還有其他珍奇小物。

plural use: curios as items in a collection

同義詞

knick-knack
more informal; usually decorative trinkets with less emphasis on rarity
trinket
small ornament, often cheap; lacks the rarity nuance of curio
novelty
any unusual item; broader and less tied to collecting
collectible
modern, marketed item designed to be collected; curio is more incidental

用法筆記

Object is typically small, portable, and valued for novelty or origin rather than practical use. Often appears in the plural (curios) when describing a collection or shop stock.

常見錯誤

❌My new phone is a curio.

✅My grandfather's old pocket watch is a curio.

💡a curio is unusual or old, not just any new object.

curio

curio — 名詞

1. a small, unusual item — often old or from a faraway place — that people enjoy lo

用法筆記

常見錯誤