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Novelty Noun Interesting Unusual Quality Cheap Small N

Novelty is a noun that can refer to newness or uniqueness (uncountable) or a new and interesting thing (countable). It can also mean a small, inexpensive decorative item or toy (countable).

novelty 是一个名词, 可以指新奇性(不可数)或新奇的、有意思的事物(可数)。它也可以指廉价的小饰品或小玩意(可数)。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]新奇性;新颖 Novelty is the quality of being different, new, and unusual.
  [oft the N of n]
  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]新奇的事物 A novelty is something that is new and therefore interesting.
  • Seeing people queuing for food was a novelty...

    看到人们排队买食品是件新鲜事。

  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]廉价小饰物;小玩意 Novelties are cheap toys, ornaments, or other objects that are sold as presents or souvenirs.
  • 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。


Oxford nov·elty / ˈnɒvlti ; NAmE ˈnɑːvlti /
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noun ( plural nov·elties ) 1 [uncountable ] the quality of being new, different and interesting 新奇;新颖;新鲜 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。 There's a certain novelty valuein this approach. 这种方法有一定的新意。 2 [countable ] a thing, person or situation that is interesting because it is new, unusual or has not been known before 新奇的事物(或人、环境) Electric cars are still something of a novelty. 电动汽车仍然是一种新鲜玩意儿。 3 [countable ] a small cheap object sold as a toy or a decorative object 廉价小饰物;小玩意儿 adjective [only before noun ] different and unusual; intended to be amusing and to catch people's attention 新奇的;风格独特的 a novelty teapot 新颖独特的茶壶 nov·elty / ˈnɒvlti ; NAmE ˈnɑːvlti /
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noveltynov‧el‧ty /ˈnɒvəlti $ ˈnɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural novelties)
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1[uncountable] the quality of being new, unusual, and interestingnovelty of the novelty of the ideas Many toys have no attraction beyond their novelty value. It was fun for a while, but the novelty wore off (=it became boring).2[countable] something new and unusual which attracts people’s attention and interest:  Then the Internet was still something of a novelty.3[countable] an unusual small cheap object, often given as a present:  a selection of novelties and t-shirts a novelty key-ringCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsbe a novelty· At that time, air travel was still a novelty to many people.the novelty wears off (=something stops seeming new and interesting)· Once the novelty had worn off he didn't play with his train set much.phrasesbe something of a novelty (=seem quite new and different)· At that time, cars were still something of a novelty.be quite a novelty (=seem quite new and different)· In the 1970s, a woman sports reporter was quite a novelty.the added novelty of something· You can attend the recording of the show, and get the added novelty of watching a radio programme being made.adjectivessheer novelty (=used when emphasizing how new and different something seems)· Few pieces of music can match the sheer novelty of Sibelius's Sixth Symphony.novelty + NOUNnovelty value (=the extra interest that something receives because it is new)· The car still sells well, though the novelty value has worn off.a novelty act (=a performance that is unusual and different)· Mike Michaels the Mechanical Magician was one of the best novelty acts I've seen.
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[ˈnɒvlti]

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n.新奇;新奇的事物;新颖小巧而廉价的物品

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