novelty

novelty

英 ['nɒv(ə)ltɪ]
　　美 ['nɑvlti]

n. 新奇；新奇的事物；新穎小巧而廉價的物品

中文詞源：

novelty 新奇，新穎

來自拉丁語novus,新的，詞源同new,-ty,名詞後綴。引申詞義新奇，新穎。

例句：

1. They're treating it like a game, a novelty. That's got to stop.
他們把這件事當成瞭一個遊戲，覺得很新鮮。不能再那樣下去瞭。

2. Having a mid-morning party certainly adds novelty value.
在上午10點左右開派對一定會增加新鮮感。

3. There's a certain novelty value in this approach.
這種方法有一定的新意。

4. My mother bought a novelty pen for me.
我媽給我買瞭一支新穎的筆.

5. When you realise they are singing the same songs over again, the novelty wears off.
當你意識到他們開始從頭演唱同樣的歌曲時，新鮮感也就沒有瞭。