Novelty



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 新奇 ( 的事物)
• ［英］ n. 新奇 ( 的事物) ( newness; freshness)
• ［类］ 反义词: banal ( 陈腐的) ; timeworn ( 陈旧的)
• ［记］ novel ( 新的) +ty
• ［例］ Hard work was no novelty to a person from a poor family like him.

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -ties)

• Etymology: Middle English novelte, from Anglo-French novelté, from novel
• Date: 14th century
• 1. something new or unusual
• 2. the quality or state of being novel ; newness
• 3. a small manufactured article intended mainly for personal or household adornment — usually used in plural
• 4. something (as a song or food item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a theme — often used attributively

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