1560s, "quibble, evasion," of unknown origin, perhaps connected to German quer (see queer (adj.)) via notion of twisting and slanting; but its earliest appearance in western England dialect seems to argue against this source. Perhaps originally a technical term for a twist or flourish in weaving. Sense of "peculiarity" is c. 1600.
实用例句
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。
来自《权威词典》
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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Confirmations illustrate an interesting quirk of human behavior: They only work when they are unexpected.
确认对话框显示了人类行为的一个有趣怪癖, 即 它们只在意想不到时起作用.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
5. It can be regarded as merely a mathematical quirk of the theory of weak interactions.
