news
/njuːz/noun
mass noun
1- newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events新闻; 消息; 新情况：
I've got some good news for you.
我有一些好消息要告诉你。
1.1
the news
a broadcast or published report of news新闻报道; 新闻广播; 新闻节目：he was back in the news again.
他又在新闻报道中露面了。
1.2
news to
informal information not previously known to someone〈非正式〉新闻：this was hardly news to her.
这对她来说已不是什么新闻了。
1.3
- a person or thing considered interesting enough to be reported in the news新闻人物; 新闻事件：
Chanel became the hottest news in fashion.
夏奈尔成为时尚领域内最炙手可热的新闻人物。
短语
be good news
- be an asset; be commendable or admirable是宝贵财富; 值得称颂。
no news is good news
- proverb without information to the contrary you can assume that all is well.〈谚〉没有消息就是好消息。
词源
late Middle English: plural of NEW, translating Old French noveles or medieval Latin nova 'new things'.