crotchet

noun

1. 四分音符
   a note that lasts half as long as a minim/half note

1. 四分音符
   A crotchet is a musical note that has a time value equal to two quavers.

in AM, use 美国英语用 quarter note

1. These are small naughty will be want as an omnipotent and big hero, you you their strange think the crotchet, all of their funny problems resolve good.
   这些小淘气会把你当成一个无所不能的大英雄，你要把他们的奇思怪想，他们的无厘头问题全部解决好。
2. France's diminished cultural profile would be just another interesting national crotchet like Italy's low birthrate, or Russia's fondness for vodka if France weren't France.
   若法国不是法国，其文化形象的下降，就像意大利的出生率和俄国对伏特加的偏好一样，又会是另一种有趣的国家怪象。

noun

1. a small tool or hooklike implement

2. a strange attitude or habit

   Synonym:    oddityqueernessquirkquirkiness

3. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

   Synonym:    quarter note

4. a sharp curve or crook

   Synonym:    hook