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单词 neoteric
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Definition of neoteric in English:

neoteric

adjective ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪkˌnēəˈterik
formal
  • New or modern; recent.

    another effort by the White House to display its neoteric wizardry went awry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Prodigious is the only word for it; still, having just been briefed on the Future Combat System with its neoteric dogs, mules, and eagles, the Caesar's gun crew looked to me like Civil War reenactors.
    • Blend a few more neoteric sugary additions like simple syrup, fructose or honey and we're up-to-date.
    • Nishad says we are living in the manacles of neoteric technology
    • Of course, the herald of the neoteric Eden must embody the same transcendent characteristics.
    • Many of these neoteric solvent systems have interesting properties that make them suitable for use in homogeneous catalysis.
    • This was going to be a playful, chirpy piece about my first long-term (long-term in the neoteric sense, so a year) relationship with a woman.
    Synonyms
    original, innovatory, innovational, new, novel, fresh, unconventional, unorthodox, off-centre, unusual, unfamiliar, unprecedented, avant-garde, experimental, inventive, ingenious
    new, the latest, late, current, fresh, modern, contemporary, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, latter-day, latter
noun ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪkˌnēəˈterik
  • A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional norms and the same search for new forms and content, and, as in their lifestyle, Hellenistic culture provided the most important.
    • Catullus and his crew think of themselves as the new neoterics.
    • The neoterics had written poems to their mistresses as if they were goddesses.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek neōterikos, from neōteros 'newer', comparative of neos.

 
 

Definition of neoteric in US English:

neoteric

adjectiveˌnēəˈterik
formal
  • New or modern; recent.

    another effort by the White House to display its neoteric wizardry went awry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nishad says we are living in the manacles of neoteric technology
    • This was going to be a playful, chirpy piece about my first long-term (long-term in the neoteric sense, so a year) relationship with a woman.
    • Prodigious is the only word for it; still, having just been briefed on the Future Combat System with its neoteric dogs, mules, and eagles, the Caesar's gun crew looked to me like Civil War reenactors.
    • Blend a few more neoteric sugary additions like simple syrup, fructose or honey and we're up-to-date.
    • Many of these neoteric solvent systems have interesting properties that make them suitable for use in homogeneous catalysis.
    • Of course, the herald of the neoteric Eden must embody the same transcendent characteristics.
    Synonyms
    original, innovatory, innovational, new, novel, fresh, unconventional, unorthodox, off-centre, unusual, unfamiliar, unprecedented, avant-garde, experimental, inventive, ingenious
    new, the latest, late, current, fresh, modern, contemporary, present-day, up to date, up to the minute, latter-day, latter
nounˌnēəˈterik
  • A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The neoterics had written poems to their mistresses as if they were goddesses.
    • Catullus and his crew think of themselves as the new neoterics.
    • A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional norms and the same search for new forms and content, and, as in their lifestyle, Hellenistic culture provided the most important.

Origin

Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek neōterikos, from neōteros ‘newer’, comparative of neos.

 
 
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