novelty
UK/'nɒvlti/US/'nɒvәlti/
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Definitions
n.
The quality of being new, original, or unusual
新奇，新颖（性质）
n.
A small, cheap object that is amusing because it is new or unusual
新奇的小玩意儿，新奇物品
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednovel (new) + -ty (quality) = the quality of being new. It splits into the abstract sense ('the novelty soon wore off' — things stop feeling new) and a concrete one: a small, new, amusing object (novelty items). Both rest on the appeal of mere newness.
Root nov still carries 20 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.the novelty wears off新鲜感消退
- 2.novelty item新奇物品
- 3.novelty value新奇价值
- 4.a novelty稀奇事物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The novelty of working from home soon wore off.
- 2.
The shop sells cheap novelties and souvenirs.
- 3.
Self-driving cars are no longer a novelty here.