| 英语单词 | novel |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['nɒvl] 美 ['nɑːvl] |
| 中文释义 | n.小说 adj.新奇的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The novel is considered a brilliant performance. (2) I like reading novels in my spare time. (3) This film is based on a novel by D.H.Lawrence. (4) It's a novel experience. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 这部小说被认为是出色的佳作。 (2) 我喜欢闲暇时读小说。 (3) 这部影片是根据D. (4) 那是一段新奇的经历。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If something is so new and original that it's never been seen, used or even thought of before, call it novel. The noun novel describes a book-length work of fiction. |
| vocabulary扩展 | New and novel come from the same Indo-European root but by different paths. Whereas new is a Germanic word coming from Old English, novel is based on Latin novellus "new, young, fresh." If something is novel, it is new but also original, fresh and unique. Companies are always looking for that novel idea that will earn them millions and skydiving is a novel experience, especially if you're not adventurous. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](长篇)小说 A novel is a long written story about imaginary people and events.
2 [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.
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