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单词 newfangled
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Definition of newfangled in English:

newfangled

adjective njuːˈfaŋɡ(ə)ldˌn(j)uˈfæŋɡəld
derogatory
  • Different from what one is used to; objectionably new.

    〈贬〉最新式的;新型的;新奇的

    I've no time for such newfangled nonsense

    我没时间听这类新奇的废话。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you were really lucky, you had one of those newfangled local commercial stations with DJs that talked really fast so they could fit the adverts in.
    • Whether old-fashioned or newfangled, they blight surrounding neighborhoods and prevent them from reviving.
    • Something new - by now, you're probably thinking that I don't listen to any of those newfangled popular beat combos that clutter up the hit parade.
    • In some cases, newer is better, and if you're looking for a theatre with newfangled reclining seats, great sightlines and state of the art sound, go south.
    • Stirring rhetoric would have been nice, but stirring rhetoric frightens the Europeans, much as the sound of a newfangled motorcar makes the horses nervous.
    • It's not the same kind of reporting, but it is reporting - newfangled reporting!
    • And politically, the newfangled and alien method of electing the parliament has ensured that there will always be a built-in anti-Glasgow majority in Holyrood.
    • The original recipe is now also offered with other fresh fruits blended in, like pineapple, strawberry or banana, but I'm too much of a purist to try any of these newfangled variations.
    • He rambles and manhandles the equipment, testily blaming newfangled technology when he has difficulty with basic tasks such as placing a compact disc in a player.
    • And Miracle Grill, a guacamole traditionalist for 17 years, now offers a newfangled pineapple version.
    • I've been thinking about these newfangled, extra-angry inspections for the last day, and how they'd work.
    • My father, who loved new gadgets, was infatuated with this relatively newfangled device called the computer.
    • What strange and fearsome newfangled world is this?
    • The world's first flushing toilet was built for a queen, Elizabeth I, whose godson, Sir John Harington, installed one of his newfangled devices for her in 1596.
    • He'll think it's some sort of newfangled fashion.
    • I'd love to have one of those newfangled navigation systems that tell you how to get to specific addresses.
    • It seems that happiness today has been reduced to acquiring newfangled gadgets, gizmos or gigagobblers that do absolutely everything but clean the kitchen sink.
    • I think that it may be time to get ‘our little man that does’ up on the roof of cube Towers to fix our aerial, so we can buy one of those newfangled boxes.
    • He spent millions developing golf courses, luring newfangled seaplanes, holding polo tournaments and attracting le bon ton of the Edwardian era.
    • Which newfangled words made it into the dictionary?
    Synonyms
    new, the latest, modern, novel, the newest, ultra-modern, up to the minute, state-of-the-art, advanced, contemporary, fashionable, new-fashioned, gimmicky
    informal trendy, flash, snazzy, nifty

Origin

Middle English: from newfangle (now dialect) 'liking what is new', from the adverb new + a second element related to an Old English word meaning 'to take'.

Definition of newfangled in US English:

newfangled

adjectiveˌn(y)o͞oˈfaNGɡəldˌn(j)uˈfæŋɡəld
derogatory
  • Different from what one is used to; objectionably new.

    〈贬〉最新式的;新型的;新奇的

    I've no time for such newfangled nonsense

    我没时间听这类新奇的废话。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's not the same kind of reporting, but it is reporting - newfangled reporting!
    • Stirring rhetoric would have been nice, but stirring rhetoric frightens the Europeans, much as the sound of a newfangled motorcar makes the horses nervous.
    • I'd love to have one of those newfangled navigation systems that tell you how to get to specific addresses.
    • He rambles and manhandles the equipment, testily blaming newfangled technology when he has difficulty with basic tasks such as placing a compact disc in a player.
    • The original recipe is now also offered with other fresh fruits blended in, like pineapple, strawberry or banana, but I'm too much of a purist to try any of these newfangled variations.
    • Which newfangled words made it into the dictionary?
    • And Miracle Grill, a guacamole traditionalist for 17 years, now offers a newfangled pineapple version.
    • My father, who loved new gadgets, was infatuated with this relatively newfangled device called the computer.
    • He'll think it's some sort of newfangled fashion.
    • I've been thinking about these newfangled, extra-angry inspections for the last day, and how they'd work.
    • In some cases, newer is better, and if you're looking for a theatre with newfangled reclining seats, great sightlines and state of the art sound, go south.
    • I think that it may be time to get ‘our little man that does’ up on the roof of cube Towers to fix our aerial, so we can buy one of those newfangled boxes.
    • He spent millions developing golf courses, luring newfangled seaplanes, holding polo tournaments and attracting le bon ton of the Edwardian era.
    • The world's first flushing toilet was built for a queen, Elizabeth I, whose godson, Sir John Harington, installed one of his newfangled devices for her in 1596.
    • If you were really lucky, you had one of those newfangled local commercial stations with DJs that talked really fast so they could fit the adverts in.
    • What strange and fearsome newfangled world is this?
    • It seems that happiness today has been reduced to acquiring newfangled gadgets, gizmos or gigagobblers that do absolutely everything but clean the kitchen sink.
    • Whether old-fashioned or newfangled, they blight surrounding neighborhoods and prevent them from reviving.
    • Something new - by now, you're probably thinking that I don't listen to any of those newfangled popular beat combos that clutter up the hit parade.
    • And politically, the newfangled and alien method of electing the parliament has ensured that there will always be a built-in anti-Glasgow majority in Holyrood.
    Synonyms
    new, the latest, modern, novel, the newest, ultra-modern, up to the minute, state-of-the-art, advanced, contemporary, fashionable, new-fashioned, gimmicky

Origin

Middle English: from newfangle (now dialect) ‘liking what is new’, from the adverb new + a second element related to an Old English word meaning ‘to take’.

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