novelty

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #14969 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 新奇, 新鲜, 新奇的事物

发音

US /ˈnɑvəlti/
UK /ˈnɒvəlti/

词形变化

novelties 复数 novelties

教材释义与例句

名词

新奇；新奇的事物；新颖小巧而廉价的物品

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The state of being new or novel; newness.

    新奇

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A new product; an innovation.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A small mass-produced trinket.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    An opening move played for the first time ever (in high-level chess).

    可数 不可数 游戏
adj.
  1. 1.

    In the design of a common household item, often impractically large, and meant primarily for display rather than functional use.

    My novelty calculator works fine but it hurts my hands to press the keys.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 8

freshness trinket bangle bauble knickknack fallal gaud gewgaw

上位词 3

article originality adornment

整体词 1

trinketry

相关短语

novelty theory novelty song novelty songs novelty act novelty acts novelty toy

词源

From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel + -ty.

来源：wiktionary