- [uncountable]
the quality of being new, different and interesting 新奇；新颖；新鲜 It was fun working there at first but the novelty soon wore off (= it became boring). 开始的时候在那里工作很有趣，但这股新鲜劲很快就过去了。 There's a certain novelty value in this approach. 这种方法有一定的新意。 We must not mistake novelty for originality and quality. 我们不能把新奇误认为原创和质量。
Extra ExamplesThe novelty of her new job soon wore off. 她对新工作很快就没新鲜感了。 The sheer novelty of the band's performance won them many fans. 这个乐队单凭新颖的表演赢得了许多乐迷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- wear off
- value
- be something of a novelty
- [countable]
a thing, person or situation that is interesting because it is new, unusual or has not been known before 新奇的事物（或人、环境） Extra ExamplesAt that time the motor car was still something of a novelty. 那个时候，汽车仍然是新奇的东西。 This tropical fruit is still a great novelty in Europe. 这种热带水果在欧洲仍然很新奇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- sheer
- wear off
- value
- be something of a novelty
- [countable]
a small cheap object sold as a toy or a decoration 廉价小饰物；小玩意儿
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French novelte, from novel ‘new, fresh’, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’.