characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage"
例句与用法
1.
The piano has a quaint old-world tone about it . 这架钢琴的音色具有一种古雅的老式风味。
2.
In this case the intimacy of the boy and girl might be little more than the continuance in this country of old-world folkways . 在这种情况中,男女青年间的这种亲密关系无非就是旧大陆的民俗在这个国家的某些延续。