novelty

英 ['nɒv(ə)ltɪ]美 ['nɑvlti]

n. 新奇；新奇的事物；新颖小巧而廉价的物品

中文词源

novelty 新奇，新颖

来自拉丁语novus,新的，词源同new,-ty,名词后缀。引申词义新奇，新颖。

英文词源

novelty (n.)

late 14c., "quality of being new," also "a new manner or fashion, an innovation; something new or unusual," from Old French noveleté "newness, innovation, change; news, new fashion" (Modern French nouveauté), from novel "new" (see novel (adj.)). Meaning "newness" is attested from late 14c.; sense of "useless but amusing object" is attested from 1901 (as in novelty shop, 1973).

双语例句

1. They're treating it like a game, a novelty. That's got to stop.

他们把这件事当成了一个游戏，觉得很新鲜。不能再那样下去了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Having a mid-morning party certainly adds novelty value.

在上午10点左右开派对一定会增加新鲜感。

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3. There's a certain novelty value in this approach.

这种方法有一定的新意。

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4. My mother bought a novelty pen for me.

我妈给我买了一支新颖的笔.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. When you realise they are singing the same songs over again, the novelty wears off.

当你意识到他们开始从头演唱同样的歌曲时，新鲜感也就没有了。

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