novelty
/ˈnɒvəltɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun the quality of being new, original, or unusual新奇; 新奇性; 新颖; 与众不同：
the novelty of being a married woman wore off.
作为一个已婚女子的新奇感逐渐消失了。
1.1
- count noun a new or unfamiliar thing or experience新鲜事; 不同寻常的经历：
in 1914 air travel was still a novelty.
1914年时乘飞机旅行还是件新鲜事。
1.2
- as modifier denoting something intended to be amusing as a result of its new or unusual quality以其新奇吸引人的; 意在以其新奇引人注意的：
a novelty teapot.
新奇茶壶。
2
- a small and inexpensive toy or ornament小玩具, 小饰品：
he bought chocolate novelties to decorate the Christmas tree.
他买了模样新奇的巧克力来装饰圣诞树。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French novelte, from novel 'new， fresh' （see NOVEL2）.