novel
英 [ˈnɒvl] 美 [ˈnɑvl]

n.

（长篇）小说；[法]新法，附律；

adj.

新奇的；异常的；

变形

复数：novels

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C](长篇)小说 a long story, not in poetry, dealing with invented people and events

adj.(形容词)

1. 新奇的,新颖的,新的 new and strange; of a kind not known before

英英释义

novel[ 'nɔvəl ]

• n.
  • a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
  • a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

    "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"

• adj.
  • original and of a kind not seen before

    "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

    同义词：freshnew

  • pleasantly new or different

    同义词：refreshing

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• adapt〔publish, write〕 a novel改编〔出版,写〕小说
• make a novel into a film把小说拍成电影

形容词+～

• best-selling novel畅销小说
• biographical〔detective, history〕 novel传记〔侦探,历史〕小说
• serial novel分期连载的小说

名词+～

• love novel爱情小说
• prize novel获奖小说

～+介词

• novel about关于…的小说
• novel by〔of〕…写的小说

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• novel idea〔design〕新的观念〔设计〕
• novel experience〔 fashion〕新的经验〔风尚〕

词组短语

historical novel历史小说

gothic novel哥特小说；哥特式小说

river novel长篇小说

saga novel长篇小说；家世小说

full-length novel长篇小说；足本小说，未经删节的小说

同近义词辨析

new, fresh, original, innovative, novel

这组词都有“新的”的意思，其区别是：

new普通用词，与old相对，指最近的或创新的。

fresh指新鲜的、新做的，侧重创新。

original强调独创性。

innovative强调富有创新和革新精神。

novel侧重新事物的新奇和独特。

story, tale, fiction, fable, romance, novel

这组词都有“小说，故事”的意思，其区别是：

story指篇幅较短，常包含一系列情节或事件，口述或书写成文的故事。

tale常可与story换用，指以事实为中心作叙述的故事，也指古代流传下来的传说故事或神话故事。

fiction指部分或全部虚构的短篇、中篇、长篇小说，也指传奇故事，是小说的总称。

fable指短小而寓有教育意义的虚构故事。故事的主人公多为拟人化的动物或非动物之类。也作传说解。

romance系novel早期的代用词，泛指具有强烈神话和传奇色彩的故事，现指爱情故事。

novel指任何有情节、人物、对白，虚构的长篇散文体故事。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The novel is considered a brilliant performance.
   这部小说被认为是出色的佳作。
2. I like reading novels in my spare time.
   我喜欢闲暇时读小说。
3. This film is based on a novel by D.H.Lawrence.
   这部影片是根据D.

用作形容词(adj.)

1. It's a novel idea.
   那是个异常的想法。
2. It's a novel experience.
   那是一段新奇的经历。

权威例句

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