单词 | exotica |
释义 | exotica From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexoticaex‧ot‧ic‧a /ɪɡˈzɒtɪkə $ ɪɡˈzɑː-/ noun [plural]UNUSUALthings that are unusual and exciting, especially because they come from foreign countriesExamples from the Corpusexotica• Pictures which would be seen as exotica in Britain are some one else's family photos.• His reviews avoided the pitfalls of exotica and newness, drawing attention instead to the varied formal qualities of the writing.• For one thing, it was another grating example of Western media zooming in on what to them was sensational exotica.• Madcap-film lovers will not be bored by the exotica.• But, set down in the Globe, the production is simply visiting exotica.Origin exotica (1800-1900) Latin “exotic things” |
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