nov·el·ty/`nɑvḷtɪ; ˈnɒvəlti/ n 1 [C] something that is new and unusual 新奇的事物: at a time when television was still a novelty 当电视还是新奇事物的时候 2 [U] the quality of being new, different, and unusual 新奇感: the novelty of using e-mail 使用电子邮件的新奇感 3 [C] a small cheap object often given as a present 小巧便宜的物品［礼物］