newsworthy

/ˈnjuːzwɜːði/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnuːzwɜːrði/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē ˈnyüz-/ (ame, mw)

newsworthy — adjective

  • newsworthypositive
  • more newsworthycomparative
  • most newsworthysuperlative

1. important or unusual enough that a newspaper, TV channel, or website would want

1.形容詞C1
釋義

important or unusual enough that a newspaper, TV channel, or website would want to tell the public about it.

例句

Soraya argued that a small fire at the library was not really newsworthy.

predicative use after linking verb 'be'

The mayor's resignation was the only newsworthy event in our quiet town that month.

attributive use modifying 'event'

同義詞
  • notable

    broader — anything deserving notice, not just media coverage

  • significant

    emphasises importance; doesn't carry the 'reportable' angle

  • headline-grabbing

    stronger and more informal; suggests dramatic, attention-getting

反義詞
  • trivial

    too small or unimportant to mention

  • mundane

    ordinary, everyday — no media interest

用法筆記

Frequently appears in negative or conditional constructions ('not newsworthy', 'hardly newsworthy', 'barely newsworthy') when speakers want to dismiss an event as too small or ordinary for media attention.

常見錯誤

❌The cat sleeping on the mat is newsworthy to my family.
✅The cat sleeping on the mat is interesting to my family.
💡'newsworthy' is about public media interest, not personal interest.