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.- 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”。 - ...a newfangled tax structure.
过于复杂的税收结构
- Mr Goss does not believe in any of this 'new-fangled nonsense' about lean meat.
英英释义
adj
- (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
- newfangled ideas
- she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them