newfangled
adjective /ˌnjuːˈfæŋɡld/
/ˌnuːˈfæŋɡld/
[usually before noun] (disapproving)- used to describe something that has recently been invented or introduced, but that you do not like because it is not what you are used to, or is too complicated
新奇怪异的；时髦复杂的 - newfangled ideas about child-rearing
关于抚养孩子的新奇想法
Collocations DictionaryNewfangled is used with these nouns:- idea
- invention
词源Middle English: from newfangle (now dialect) ‘liking what is new’, from the adverb new + a second element related to an Old English word meaning ‘to take’. - newfangled ideas about child-rearing