novelty
noun
ˈnɒvəlti
noun
1
the
quality
of
being
new,
unusual,
and
interesting
新颖; 新奇性
U
[+
of
]
the
novelty
of
the
ideas
那些想法的新奇之处
Many
toys
have
no
attraction
beyond
their
novelty
value
.
许多玩具除了有些新奇感之外，别无吸引力。
It
was
fun
for
a
while,
but
the
novelty
wore
off
(=it
became
boring)
.
这东西有一阵很好玩，可是新鲜感随后便消失了。
2
something
new
and
unusual
which
attracts
people’s
attention
and
interest
新奇的事物
C
Then
the
Internet
was
still
something
of
a
novelty.
那时因特网还是个挺新鲜的东西。
3
an
unusual,
small,
cheap
object,
often
given
as
a
present
新颖小巧而价廉的物品
C
a
selection
of
novelties
and
T-shirts
可供选购的各种新鲜玩意儿和 T 恤衫
a
novelty
key-ring
新颖的钥匙圈