[mass noun]newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events 新闻;消息;新情况 I've got some good news for you. 我有一些好消息要告诉你。 ■(the news)a broadcast or published report of news 新闻报道;新闻广播;新闻节目 he was back in the news again. 他又在新闻报道中露面了。 ■(news to)(informal)information not previously known to (someone) (非正式)新闻 this was hardly news to her. 这对她来说已不是什么新闻了。 ■a person or thing considered interesting enough to be reported in the news 新闻人物;新闻事件 Chanel became the hottest news in fashion. 夏奈尔成为时尚领域内最炙手可热的新闻人物。
常用词组 be good news
be an asset; be commendable or admirable 是宝贵财富;值得称颂
no news is good news
(proverb)without information to the contrary you can assume that all is well (谚)没有消息就是好消息
派生 语源
late Middle English: plural of new, translating Old French noveles or medieval Latin nova 'new things'