Novelty is the quality of being different, new, and unusual.
例句
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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新奇的事物
A novelty is something that is new and therefore interesting.
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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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廉价小饰物;小玩意
Novelties are cheap toys, ornaments, or other objects that are sold as presents or souvenirs.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
n.
新奇;新颖;新鲜
At first I enjoyed all the parties, but the novelty soon wore off.起初我喜欢参加一切聚会, 但这种新奇感很快就消失了。
新奇的事物(或人、环境)
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。A British businessman who can speak a foreign language is still something of a novelty.能说某种外语的英国商人仍算是新奇人物。
小巧廉价的商品;小玩具;小饰物
My mother bought a novelty pen for me.我妈给我买了一支新颖的笔。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
2. originality by virtue of being new and surprising