耳目一新

Pronunciation: ěr mù yī xīn Literal meaning: Ears and eyes completely renewed

Origin & Usage

Ears (耳) and eyes (目) made new (一新) all at once. The claim is about the apparatus rather than the object: what has changed is the freshness of the perception brought to a thing, which is why the phrase fits a redesign, a first visit and a change of management equally well. It works as unambiguous praise, and it is the standard line in a review of anything that has been overhauled — the sense being that it no longer looks like the thing you had stopped noticing.

Examples

English: "The redesigned website gave visitors a refreshing new experience."

Chinese: 重新设计的网站让访客耳目一新。