Long Story Imaginary Novels Noun Written ˈnɒvl ˈnɑːvl
This flashcard defines "novel" as a long written story with imaginary people and events, and also as an adjective meaning new or new and different. It provides examples for both usages.
This flashcard defines "novel" as a long written story with imaginary people and events, and also as an adjective meaning new or new and different. It provides examples for both usages.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](长篇)小说 A novel is a long written story about imaginary people and events.
...a novel by Herman Hesse...
一部赫尔曼·黑塞的小说
...historical novels set in the time of the Pharaohs.
以法老时代为背景的历史小说
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]新的;新奇的;新颖的Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before.
Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices...
抗议者找到了抗议油价飞涨的新办法。
The very idea of a sixth form college was novel in 1962.
第六学级学院在1962年还是新提法。
Oxford
novel★/ˈnɒvl; NAmEˈnɑːvl/
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novelnovelsnoun★a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary (长篇)小说◆to write/publish/read a novel创作╱发表╱阅读长篇小说◆detective/historical/romantic novels侦探╱历史╱言情小说◆the novels of Jane Austen简 · 奥斯汀的小说☞collocationsat
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adjective( often approving) different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange 新颖的;与众不同的;珍奇的◆a novel feature新特征novel/ˈnɒvl; NAmEˈnɑːvl/
a long written story in which the characters and events are usually imaginary → fiction: a novel by Jane Austen It took Vikram Seth three years to write his 1,349-page novel ‘A Suitable Boy’.detective/romantic/historical etc novel a newly published science fiction novel► see thesaurus at
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novel1 noun
novel2 adjective
novelnovel2 ●●○ adjective [usually before noun]
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not like anything known before, and unusual or interestingnovel idea/approach/method etc What a novel idea!► see thesaurus at
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novels[3735]
小说(96%),新奇的(4%)
adj.新奇的;异常的
n.小说
n.(Novel)人名;(法、西、英)诺韦尔
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