newsy

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newsy — 形容詞

  • newsypositive
  • newsiercomparative
  • newsiestsuperlative

1. describes a piece of writing or a conversation that is full of interesting, pers

1.形容詞B2
釋義

閒話家常的

充滿生活近況的

describes a piece of writing or a conversation that is full of interesting, personal news about people's lives and everyday activities — for example, an email or a chat that covers family updates, travel stories, or what friends have been doing recently.

例句

Reuben sent a newsy email from Tokyo about his new apartment and food discoveries.

Reuben 從東京寄了一封閒話家常的電子郵件，聊他的新公寓和當地的美食。

collocation: newsy + email / letter / update

Amani and her cousin had such a newsy call that it lasted nearly two hours.

Amani 和表姐的電話非常閒話家常，聊了將近兩小時。

be + newsy (predicative use)

同義詞
  • chatty

    focuses on the casual, conversational tone rather than the content being news

  • gossipy

    more negative connotation; implies trivial or private matters

  • informative

    more formal; emphasises useful information rather than personal news

反義詞
  • dull

    lacking interesting content

  • bland

    unexciting and lacking personal detail

文法句型

be newsy

a newsy [noun]

用法筆記

Describes informal communication such as letters, emails, or conversations. Does not describe professional news reporting — for that sense, use 'newsworthy' or 'informative'.

常見錯誤

❌The journalist wrote a newsy report about the election.
✅The journalist wrote a newsworthy report about the election.
💡'newsy' describes personal or informal updates, not serious journalism.