newfangled

英 [ˌnjuːˈfæŋɡld]

美 [ˌnuːˈfæŋɡld]

adj.  新奇怪异的; 时髦复杂的

过去式：newfangled　

BNC.44454 / COCA.22899

牛津词典

adj.

• 新奇怪异的；时髦复杂的
  used to describe sth that has recently been invented or introduced, but that you do not like because it is not what you are used to, or is too complicated

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (新想法或新设备)太复杂的，不必要的，时髦复杂的
  If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment asnew-fangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary.
  1. Mr Goss does not believe in any of this 'new-fangled nonsense' about lean meat.
     戈斯先生一点儿都不相信有关瘦肉的这种“奇谈怪论”。
  2. ...a newfangled tax structure.
     过于复杂的税收结构

英英释义

adj

• (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
  1. newfangled ideas
  2. she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them
  Synonym:new

双语例句

• The book ends with an assurance that far from newfangled and faddish, frugal innovation is a return to the principles of the industrial revolution.
  这本书以一项拒绝新奇和时髦的保证结尾：节约式创新是向工业革命原则的回归。
• Newfangled corporate social responsibility ( CSR) types are bewitched by the idea that there is a tension between business and society.
  比较新潮的公司社会责任（corporatesocialresponsibility，csr）又太过强调商业利益与公众利益之间存在的紧张对立。
• I am ashamed to say on occasion I have fallen for ridiculous prospects: timber in Peru, female-only gyms, newfangled car alarms – to name but a few.
  说来惭愧，我也有好几次醉心于一些荒谬的前景&比如秘鲁的木材、女性专用健身房、新颖的汽车报警器，等等。
• He did not want to write testimonials, he said, or answer questions concerning the operation of the "newfangled thing".
  他说他不想写什么证明材料，也不愿意回答关于使用那台“新玩意儿”的问题。
• Neither piracy laws nor newfangled ideas offer creative types a reliable path to prosperity.
  无论是反盗版法还是这些新奇的想法，都不能保障产业模式的创新有可靠地收入。
• Interested in 37 newfangled apps that will save you 0.01 percent on travel for the coming year?
  在新的一年里，有37个新奇的app能给你省0.01%的旅费。你有兴趣吗？
• We need better teachers, not newfangled ideas of education!
  我们需要更好的教师，而不是新花样的教育思想！
• With newfangled technology like CD recording, newer versions of these programs are best.
  由于采用了诸如CD刻录之类的新兴技术，最好使用这些程序的较新版本。
• The big three ETF managers BlackRock, State Street and vanguard want to protect their franchises by drawing a line between "physical" ETFs and newfangled derivatives, some of which are leveraged.
  三大etf管理公司贝莱德、道富银行和先锋集团希望划清“实物”etf和新型衍生品（其中一些已被杠杆化）之间的界限，以保护它们的业务。
• You quickly conclude that this newfangled chainsaw thing is just a fad, and you go back to chopping down trees with your axe.
  您很快就会得出结论，电锯这种新工具只不过是一种时尚，最后还是改用斧子来砍树。