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
词态变化
复数: novelties;
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。
英英释意
- 1. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
- 2. originality by virtue of being new and surprising
- 3. a small inexpensive mass-produced article
- 4. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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).
考试真题
- A search for balance between tradition and novelty.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Clickthrough rates have been high so far ( ' , around 3-4%, compared with less than 0.3% online), but that may be a result of the novelty.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Click-through rates have been high so far around 3-4%, compared with less than 0.3% onlin, but that may be a result of the novelty.
2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
- Second, novelty itself frequently provokes disbelief.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- It was fun working there at first but the novelty soon wore off (= it became boring) .
- 开始的时候在那里工作很有趣,但这股新鲜劲很快就过去了。
牛津词典
- There's a certain novelty value in this approach.
- 这种方法有一定的新意。
牛津词典
- Electric-powered cars are still something of a novelty.
- 电动汽车仍然是一种新鲜玩意儿。
牛津词典
- a novelty teapot
- 新颖独特的茶壶
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Seeing people queuing for food was a novelty...
- 看到人们排队买食品是件新鲜事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It came from the days when a motor car was a novelty.
- 这要从轿车还是新鲜玩意儿那会儿说起。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At Easter, we give them plastic eggs filled with small toys, novelties and coins.
- 复活节时,我们给他们分发塑料彩蛋,里面装着小玩具、新颖的小玩意儿和硬币。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- Cars were still something of a novelty at the beginning of the 20 th century.
- 汽车在20世纪开始时还是一种新奇的东西.
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- My mother bought a novelty pen for me.
- 我妈给我买了一支新颖的笔.
《简明英汉词典》
- Some genetic systems may provide a source of evolutionary novelty.
- 一些遗传学系统可能会成为进化上不断呈现新变化的源泉.
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- He knew that this French world was not a novelty to her.
- 他知道,法国对于她来说已经不是个新奇的地方了.
辞典例句
- Gifts Articles, Executive Alarm Clocks, Novelty Phones, Calculators, Novelty Electronic Board Game.
- 采购产品礼品, 主管使钟表, 新奇电话, 计算器, 新奇电子游戏.
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- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- The one real novelty, nuclear power , went spectacularly off the rails.
- 核动力是唯一真正新奇的事物, 它却令人震惊地偏离了轨道.
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- A third is that they have short attention spans and little interest in seeking out novelty.
- 第三个原因是,他们的注意力时间短,而且对创新不感兴趣.
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- Besides the novelty, Carrabbia said anyone who orders The Big One is getting a bargain.
- 卡拉比亚说,定制巨无霸比萨饼的顾客除了能尝到新鲜, 还能得到实惠.
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- Nowadays novelists aim at novelty either in subject or in style, instead of following the beaten path of conventionality.
- 近来,小说家在题材上或文体上追求新奇而不走传统老路.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Some young dogs and puppies will eat poop as a novelty.
- 一些年轻的狗和小狗会吃一个新奇船尾.
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- After our many visitors go to that side, saw many animals, have felt the novelty.
- 我们很多的客人去那边以后, 看到了很多的动物, 感到非常的新奇.
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- This traditional Native American dish was a novelty to newcomers to the Americas.
- 这种土著美州食物对于新到美洲的人来说是全新的.
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- The demand is for quality, variety and novelty.
- 现在需求的是质量 、 花式品种和新颖性.
辞典例句
- Novelty ignites scintilla admittedly easily, novelty always also is the prelude of the distance.
- 新奇固然轻易点燃火花, 新奇也总是距离的前奏.
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- You may be highly attracted to someone new , simply because the novelty and possibilities for adventure.
- 仅仅由于新奇和多种可能性并存,你就被新人吊起胃口.
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- The company's aim of " novelty products, integrity, Gan ladder to help your business. "
- 本公司的宗旨 “ 新奇产品, 诚信服务, 甘为人梯,助您创业 ”.
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