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novelty

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nov·el·ty /ˈnɒvəlti $ ˈnɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural novelties)  
1 [uncountableU]NEW the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting 新颖;新奇性
novelty 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).
开始有一阵很好玩,可是新鲜感随后便消失了。
2 [countableC]NEW something new and unusual which attracts people’s attention and interest 新奇的事物
 Then the Internet was still something of a novelty.
那时因特网还是个挺新鲜的东西。
3 [countableC]DCUNUSUAL an unusual small cheap object, often given as a present 新颖小巧而廉价的物品
 a selection of novelties and t-shirts
可供选购的各种新鲜玩意和T恤衫
 a novelty key-ring
新颖的钥匙圈
nCOLLOCATIONSMeanings 1 & 2
verbs
be a novelty
At that time, air travel was still a novelty to many people.
the novelty wears off (=something stops seeming new and interesting)
Once the novelty had worn off he didn't play with his train set much.
phrases
be something of a novelty (=seem quite new and different)
At that time, cars were still something of a novelty.
be quite a novelty (=seem quite new and different)
In the 1970s, a woman sports reporter was quite a novelty.
the added novelty of something
You can attend the recording of the show, and get the added novelty of watching a radio programme being made.
adjectives
sheer novelty (=used when emphasizing how new and different something seems)
Few pieces of music can match the sheer novelty of Sibelius's Sixth Symphony.
novelty + NOUN
novelty value (=the extra interest that something receives because it is new)
The car still sells well, though the novelty value has worn off.
a novelty act (=a performance that is unusual and different)
Mike Michaels the Mechanical Magician was one of the best novelty acts I've seen.
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From Longman Business Dictionary
noveltynov·el·ty /ˈnɒvəltiˈnɑː-/ noun (plural novelties) [countableC usually plural]
a new, unusual product which is cheap to produce and will probably only be popular with customers for a short time
a shop selling cheap toys, gifts, and novelties
novelty sweatshirts and sweaters
Origin novelty
(1300-1400) Old French novelté, from novel; → NOVEL2
nov·el·ty nounn COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7558 COCA: 7961
novelty

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ADJECTIVE | NOVELTY + VERB | NOVELTY + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat極為新奇的事物This tropical fruit is still a great novelty in the north.這種熱帶水果在北方仍然很新奇。sheer十分新穎The sheer novelty of the band's performance won them many fans.這個樂隊單憑新穎的表演贏得了許多樂迷。NOVELTY + VERBwear off新奇感逐漸減弱The novelty of her new job soon wore off.她對新工作很快就沒新鮮感了。NOVELTY + NOUNvalue新意A trip down a mine has great novelty value for most people.對大多數人來說,下礦井參觀很有新意。PHRASESbe something of a novelty新奇的事物At that time, recorded sound was still something of a novelty.那個時候,錄音仍然是新奇的東西。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7558 COCA: 7961
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7558 COCA: 7961
novelty
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