novelty
英['n?v(?)lt?]
美['nɑvlti]
英英釋義實用場景例句
- n. 新奇；新奇的事物；新穎小巧而廉價的物品
詞態變化
復數:?novelties;
中文詞源
novelty 新奇，新穎
來自拉丁語novus,新的，詞源同new,-ty,名詞后綴。引申詞義新奇，新穎。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. They're treating it like a game, a novelty. That's got to stop.
- 他們把這件事當成了一個游戲，覺得很新鮮。不能再那樣下去了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Having a mid-morning party certainly adds novelty value.
- 在上午10點左右開派對一定會增加新鮮感。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There's a certain novelty value in this approach.
- 這種方法有一定的新意。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. My mother bought a novelty pen for me.
- 我媽給我買了一支新穎的筆.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. When you realise they are singing the same songs over again, the novelty wears off.
- 當你意識到他們開始從頭演唱同樣的歌曲時，新鮮感也就沒有了。
來自柯林斯例句