newsworthy

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

newsworthy — 形容詞

  • 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

有新聞價值的

值得媒體報導；能引起大眾關注的

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.

Soraya 認為圖書館發生的小火災其實沒什麼新聞價值。

predicative use after linking verb 'be'

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

市長辭職是我們那個寧靜小鎮當月唯一有新聞價值的事件。

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.