novelty

['nɔvəlti]

n.【C】新奇, 小装饰
n.【U】新奇的事物, 新奇的经验

n.

1. 新颖, 新奇[U]

The demand is for quality, variety and novelty.

现在需求的是质量、花式品种和新颖性。

2. 新颖的事物; 新奇的经验[C]

The drive-in movie was a novelty to her, and she enjoyed it.

"免下车"电影对她来讲是件新奇事, 她很喜欢看。

3. 新颖小巧而廉价的物品[C][P1]

I bought some novelties on the boardwalk.

我在海滨人行道上买了一些新颖的小玩意儿。

词形变化

名词复数: novelties |

词义辨析

同义:

n.不寻常, 奇特, 创新

uniqueness  difference  rarity  specialty  distinctiveness  oddity  peculiarity  strangeness  outlandishness  unfamiliar  originality  newness

n.变化, 更新, 新鲜事物, 新词

innovation  change  alteration  modernism  fad  craze  renovation  modernization  neoterism  neology  neologism  departure  original

n.鬼把戏, 小玩意儿

gimmick  gimcrack  whim-wham  trinket  knickknack  trifle  kickshaw  brummagem  toy  plaything  gadget  creation  thingumabob  doodad  

同义参见:

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英英释义

名词 novelty:

originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

同义词：freshness

originality by virtue of being new and surprising

同义词：freshness

a small inexpensive mass-produced article

同义词：knickknack

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

同义词：bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, fallal, trinket

补充

noveltynovelty英:[ˈnɔvəlti] 美:[ˈnɑvəlti]n.1.新颖; 新奇性At first I enjoyed all the parties, but the novelty soon wore off.起初我喜欢参加一切聚会, 但这种新奇感很快就消失了。2.新奇的人[事物]It was quite a novelty to spend my holidays working on a boat.在船上工作来度过我的假期是件相当新奇的事。A British businessman who can speak a foreign language is still something of a novelty.能说某种外语的英国商人仍算是新奇人物。3.新颖小巧而价廉的物品My mother bought a novelty pen for me.我妈给我买了一支新颖的笔。

例句

1. In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.在当代西方社会, 快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。 2. The novelty of the situation intrigued him.周围环境独具一格, 令他着迷。 3. once the novelty had worn off一旦新奇感消失 4. He instinctively distrusted fads and novelties.他从直觉上便不相信流行和新奇的事物。 5. the days when a motorcar was a novelty在汽车还是一个新鲜物的日子 6. Seeing people queuing for food was a novelty.看到人们排队购买食品是件新鲜事。 7. A room of my own was a novelty.拥有自己的单间对我来说是件新鲜的事。 8. At Easter, we give them plastic eggs filled with small toys, novelties, and coins.在复活节, 我们给他们装有小玩具、小饰物和硬币的塑料蛋。 9. a novelty T-shirt一件样式新颖的短袖衫 10. Sarah decided to try out one of the novelty cheeses on the stall.萨拉决定品尝一下货摊上的一种风味独特的奶酪。 11. the novelty of being a married woman wore off.作为一个已婚女子的新奇感消散了。 12. in 1914 air travel was still a novelty.1914年时乘飞机旅行还是件新鲜事。 13. a novelty teapot.新奇茶壶。 14. he bought chocolate novelties to decorate the Christmas tree.他买了模样新奇的巧克力来装饰圣诞树。 15. The novelty of her new job soon wore off.她那份新工作的新鲜感很快便消失了。 16. It was quite a novelty not to have to get up early.不必早起倒有一种很新奇的感觉。 17. The toy's novelty soon wore off. [=the toy became uninteresting in a short time]这玩具的新鲜劲儿很快就消退了。 18. the novelty of space exploration太空探索的新奇感 19. Electric-powered cars are still novelties.电动汽车仍是新鲜事物。 20. Eating shark meat is a novelty to many people.对许多人来说，吃鲨鱼肉是件新鲜事。 21. novelty songs流行一时的歌曲 22. The band was a novelty act that had two hits and then disappeared.这支乐队只是昙花一现，有过两首热门歌曲，然后就销声匿迹了。 23. Novelties filled the shelves.小饰物堆满了货架。 24. a novelty shop/item小玩意商店；新奇小饰品