novelty
n
1 [U] quality of being novel; newness; strangeness 新奇; 新颖; 奇异
The novelty of his surroundings soon wore off, ie He grew accustomed to them. 他对环境的新鲜感很快就消失了.
[attrib 作定语]
There's a certain novelty value in this approach. 这种方法含有某种创新的意义.
2 [C] previously unknown thing, experience, etc; new or strange thing or person新鲜的事物、 经验等; 新奇的事物或人
A British businessman who can speak a foreign language is still something of a novelty. 能说某种外国语的英国商人仍可算是新奇人物.
3 [C] small toy, ornament, etc of low value (廉价的)小玩具、 小装饰品等
a chocolate egg with a plastic novelty inside 内藏塑料小玩意儿的蛋形巧克力.
Their population has now increased to 435,000, and today they make up about 13% of the population.
不过现在他们的人口已增长到435,000人,如今他们已占全国人口的13%。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.