novelty
noun /ˈnɒvlti/
/ˈnɑːvlti/
(plural novelties)
- [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 value in this approach.
这种方法有一定的新意。 - We must not mistake novelty for originality and quality.
我们不能把新奇误认为原创和质量。
- The novelty of her new job soon wore off.
她对新工作很快就没新鲜感了。 - The sheer novelty of the band's performance won them many fans.
这个乐队单凭新颖的表演赢得了许多乐迷。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- wear off
- value
- be something of a novelty
- It was fun working there at first but the novelty soon wore off (= it became boring).
- [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。
- At that time the motor car was still something of a novelty.
那个时候，汽车仍然是新奇的东西。 - This tropical fruit is still a great novelty in Europe.
这种热带水果在欧洲仍然很新奇。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- wear off
- value
- be something of a novelty
- Electric cars are still something of a novelty.
- [countable] a small cheap object sold as a toy or a decoration
廉价小饰物；小玩意儿
词源late Middle English: from Old French novelte, from novel ‘new, fresh’, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’.