novelty

英 [ˈnɒvlti]

美 [ˈnɑːvlti]

n.  新奇; 新颖; 新鲜; 新奇的事物(或人、环境); 廉价小饰物; 小玩意儿
adj.  新奇的; 风格独特的

复数：novelties　

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牛津词典

noun

• 新奇；新颖；新鲜
  the quality of being new, different and interesting
  1. 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。
  2. There's a certain novelty value in this approach.
     这种方法有一定的新意。
• 新奇的事物（或人、环境）
  a thing, person or situation that is interesting because it is new, unusual, or has not been known before
  1. Electric-powered cars are still something of a novelty.
     电动汽车仍然是一种新鲜玩意儿。
• 廉价小饰物；小玩意儿
  a small cheap object sold as a toy or a decorative object

adj.

• 新奇的；风格独特的
  different and unusual; intended to be amusing and to catch people's attention
  1. a novelty teapot
     新颖独特的茶壶

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 新奇性;新颖
  Noveltyis the quality of being different, new, and unusual.
  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。
• N-COUNT 新奇的事物
  Anoveltyis something that is new and therefore interesting.
  1. Seeing people queuing for food was a novelty...
     看到人们排队买食品是件新鲜事。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 廉价小饰物;小玩意
  Noveltiesare cheap toys, ornaments, or other objects that are sold as presents or souvenirs.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
  Synonym:banglebaublegaudgewgawfallaltrinket
• a small inexpensive mass-produced article
  Synonym:knickknack
• originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
  Synonym:freshness
• originality by virtue of being new and surprising
  Synonym:freshness

双语例句

• Mr Blair and Ms Rowling won instant acclaim for their novelty and charm.
  布莱尔和罗琳凭借自己的新颖和魅力立刻赢得了喝彩。
• 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。
• There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.
  她的书问世时可能确有引人入胜的新颖之处。
• Challenge and novelty are key elements of happiness.
  挑战和新颖是快乐中关键元素。
• The demand is for quality, variety and novelty.
  现在需求的是质量、花式品种和新颖性。
• This paper discusses the construction of sci-tech novelty retrieval system, introduces the design thread of sci-tech novelty retrieval system, and expounds its system design system implementation.
  讨论了科技查新工作系统的建设，介绍了科技查新工作系统的设计思路，阐述了其系统设计和系统实现。
• 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。
• Into the appearance of novelty and truth.
  以新奇和真实的样子出现。
• One thing is clear: novelty and challenge bring happiness.
  有一点是明显的：新颖和挑战会带来快乐。
• For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off
  对许多人来说哲学只是一种时髦罢了，不久就没新鲜感了。