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单词 novel
释义

novel1

noun ˈnɒv(ə)lˈnɑvəl
  • 1A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

    (长篇)小说

    the novels of Jane Austen

    简·奥斯丁的小说。

    a paperback novel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The classic English detective novel marries the two elements.
    • Dashiell Hammett's cynical detective novel was published in 1929 and was immediately popular.
    • For these reasons, Frankenstein has been considered the first science fiction novel.
    • Like many American sentimental novels, these Irish-American novels often feature a child as the hero.
    • He has written the world's first science fiction novel entirely in Scots.
    • Red Dragon is adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name.
    • Adapted from the original novel by H.G. Wells, the film is co-directed by his great-grandson Simon Wells.
    • If you were to choose a Janet Frame novel to make into a radio drama, Living in the Maniototo might not be it.
    • The Friendly Tree was the first of three largely autobiographical novels.
    • In 1998, my first novel was published.
    • Over the past decade ambitious directors have brought a whole spate of twentieth-century novels to the screen.
    • Q. Do you fancy the challenge of adapting a graphic novel?
    • Two hundred years later the playwright Christopher Hampton took Laclos's novel and turned it into a play.
    • As mystery fans know, Elizabeth George is an American writer, who writes best-selling mystery novels set in England.
    • Herman Melville's short novel, Billy Budd, is a complex piece of writing that deserves to be read on its own terms.
    • Is it comparable then to the greatest novel of the century, Ulysses?
    • The book was an instant success and was followed by eight more historical, romantic novels in five years.
    • The plot of the novel concerns a terrorist attack on London and the resulting death of a child and his father.
    • They both published bestselling first novels called Less Than Zero before graduating college.
    • When I was fourteen or fifteen I read a trashy romance novel called Perfect by Judith McNaught.
    Synonyms
    book, paperback, hardback
    story, tale, narrative, romance, work of fiction
    bestseller
    informal blockbuster
    historical yellowback, three-decker
    1. 1.1the novel The literary genre represented or exemplified by novels.
      (作为文学作品的一种类型)小说
      the novel is the most adaptable of all literary forms

      小说是一切文学形式中最容易改编的形式。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • How long would it take to key in this exemplar of the disintegration of the cultural form of the novel?
      • He lost interest in the novel and novel writing itself for six or so months.
      • Has poetry suffered as the novel has risen in popularity and status over the last three centuries?
      • What would happen to a literary form like the novel if it was invisibly hollowed out rather than brilliantly exploded?
      • Naipaul observed some years ago that the novel had become obsolete as a literary form.
      • He really did believe that poetry could handle everything the novel could handle.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Italian novella (storia) 'new (story)', feminine of novello 'new', from Latin novellus, from novus 'new'. The word is also found from late Middle English until the 18th century in the sense 'a novelty, a piece of news', from Old French novelle (see novel2).

  • As an adjective novel first meant ‘recent’. It entered English in the 15th century via Old French from the Latin novellus, which came from novus, ‘new’. Novel meaning ‘a book’ is at root the same word, deriving from Italian novella (storia) ‘new (story)’, also from novellus. People first started speaking of a literary novel when referring to The Decameron by Boccaccio, which we would nowadays call a collection of short stories. Novel in the modern sense first started being used in the 1630s. At first it was contrasted with romance, novels being shorter and having more connection to real life.

Rhymes

grovel, hovel

novel2

adjective ˈnɒv(ə)lˈnɑvəl
  • Interestingly new or unusual.

    新奇的,不寻常的

    he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems

    他想到了一个解决他经济困难的奇特主意。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But it's an entirely novel concept and provides a totally different experience to the viewer.
    • Over a period of five months, about 8,000 people were infected by a novel human coronavirus.
    • I simply immerse myself in novel ideas and experiences, and leave it up to my brain to find a solution
    • Lots of novel ideas were put forward for the competition and a few of these will be tried out before a final decision is made.
    • But Cribs is not an entirely novel idea.
    • Even within the profession itself, " knowledge sharing " remains a somewhat novel concept.
    • In these cases, it is likely that these suppressor mutations define novel genes.
    • They should start now, instead of startling the public with novel ideas on the eve of the next general election.
    • On a very practical level, however, what the biochemistry suggests is some entirely novel approaches to treatment.
    • Critics note that novel genes introduced into GM plants could produce proteins that are toxic, allergenic or carcinogenic.
    • One novel idea is to attempt a mass centipede walk around the athletics track at the County Ground.
    • This is not to say that this campaign has not produced any novel ideas; they have just been lost in the flood.
    • In addition to the known genes, we identified six mutations of novel genes.
    • Four landers will explore for subsurface liquid water using a novel low-frequency sounding method.
    • Unfortunately, for most novel proteins, that day is currently a long way off.
    • The novel idea aims to promote healthy eating habits for school children around the country.
    • They are governed by logic and reason, and look with suspicion on any new or novel idea.
    • It is not surprising that Fisher's novel ideas took time to become accepted.
    • Last autumn and winter brought the prospect of a new manager and fresh legs and novel ideas.
    • New acquaintances may have much to offer you in the way of fresh insights and novel interests.
    Synonyms
    new, original, unusual, unfamiliar, unconventional, off-centre, unorthodox, different, fresh, imaginative, creative, innovative, innovatory, innovational, inventive, modern, ultra-modern, state-of-the-art, advanced, avant-garde, futuristic, pioneering, groundbreaking, trailblazing, revolutionary
    rare, unique, singular, unprecedented, uncommon
    experimental, untested, untried, unknown, surprising, strange, exotic, out of the ordinary, newfangled
    North American left-field
    rare new-fashioned, neoteric

Derivatives

  • novelly

  • adverb
    • I didn't get into it right away, but the last little while I've been wanting to read a novel and much of what I have around isn't really novelly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Despite that resonance, Atwood's precepts, like those of Danish modernism, still had to be generically retooled and updated: hers are very novelly novels, in which monologues and flashbacks dominate.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'recent'): from Old French, from Latin novellus, from novus 'new'.

novel1

nounˈnɑvəlˈnävəl
  • 1A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

    (长篇)小说

    the novels of Jane Austen

    简·奥斯丁的小说。

    she was reading a paperback novel

    她在看一本平装小说书。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Red Dragon is adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name.
    • Over the past decade ambitious directors have brought a whole spate of twentieth-century novels to the screen.
    • Q. Do you fancy the challenge of adapting a graphic novel?
    • Adapted from the original novel by H.G. Wells, the film is co-directed by his great-grandson Simon Wells.
    • Is it comparable then to the greatest novel of the century, Ulysses?
    • Like many American sentimental novels, these Irish-American novels often feature a child as the hero.
    • He has written the world's first science fiction novel entirely in Scots.
    • For these reasons, Frankenstein has been considered the first science fiction novel.
    • As mystery fans know, Elizabeth George is an American writer, who writes best-selling mystery novels set in England.
    • The plot of the novel concerns a terrorist attack on London and the resulting death of a child and his father.
    • The book was an instant success and was followed by eight more historical, romantic novels in five years.
    • When I was fourteen or fifteen I read a trashy romance novel called Perfect by Judith McNaught.
    • Dashiell Hammett's cynical detective novel was published in 1929 and was immediately popular.
    • Two hundred years later the playwright Christopher Hampton took Laclos's novel and turned it into a play.
    • Herman Melville's short novel, Billy Budd, is a complex piece of writing that deserves to be read on its own terms.
    • The classic English detective novel marries the two elements.
    • In 1998, my first novel was published.
    • If you were to choose a Janet Frame novel to make into a radio drama, Living in the Maniototo might not be it.
    • They both published bestselling first novels called Less Than Zero before graduating college.
    • The Friendly Tree was the first of three largely autobiographical novels.
    Synonyms
    book, paperback, hardback
    1. 1.1the novel The literary genre represented or exemplified by novels.
      (作为文学作品的一种类型)小说
      the novel is the most adaptable of all literary forms

      小说是一切文学形式中最容易改编的形式。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Has poetry suffered as the novel has risen in popularity and status over the last three centuries?
      • What would happen to a literary form like the novel if it was invisibly hollowed out rather than brilliantly exploded?
      • He really did believe that poetry could handle everything the novel could handle.
      • Naipaul observed some years ago that the novel had become obsolete as a literary form.
      • How long would it take to key in this exemplar of the disintegration of the cultural form of the novel?
      • He lost interest in the novel and novel writing itself for six or so months.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Italian novella (storia) ‘new (story)’, feminine of novello ‘new’, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’. The word is also found from late Middle English until the 18th century in the sense ‘a novelty, a piece of news’, from Old French novelle (see novel).

novel2

adjectiveˈnävəlˈnɑvəl
  • New or unusual in an interesting way.

    he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems

    他想到了一个解决他经济困难的奇特主意。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four landers will explore for subsurface liquid water using a novel low-frequency sounding method.
    • Unfortunately, for most novel proteins, that day is currently a long way off.
    • Over a period of five months, about 8,000 people were infected by a novel human coronavirus.
    • Lots of novel ideas were put forward for the competition and a few of these will be tried out before a final decision is made.
    • They are governed by logic and reason, and look with suspicion on any new or novel idea.
    • They should start now, instead of startling the public with novel ideas on the eve of the next general election.
    • In these cases, it is likely that these suppressor mutations define novel genes.
    • It is not surprising that Fisher's novel ideas took time to become accepted.
    • Critics note that novel genes introduced into GM plants could produce proteins that are toxic, allergenic or carcinogenic.
    • On a very practical level, however, what the biochemistry suggests is some entirely novel approaches to treatment.
    • Even within the profession itself, " knowledge sharing " remains a somewhat novel concept.
    • New acquaintances may have much to offer you in the way of fresh insights and novel interests.
    • But Cribs is not an entirely novel idea.
    • I simply immerse myself in novel ideas and experiences, and leave it up to my brain to find a solution
    • One novel idea is to attempt a mass centipede walk around the athletics track at the County Ground.
    • Last autumn and winter brought the prospect of a new manager and fresh legs and novel ideas.
    • The novel idea aims to promote healthy eating habits for school children around the country.
    • In addition to the known genes, we identified six mutations of novel genes.
    • This is not to say that this campaign has not produced any novel ideas; they have just been lost in the flood.
    • But it's an entirely novel concept and provides a totally different experience to the viewer.
    Synonyms
    new, original, unusual, unfamiliar, unconventional, off-centre, unorthodox, different, fresh, imaginative, creative, innovative, innovatory, innovational, inventive, modern, ultra-modern, state-of-the-art, advanced, avant-garde, futuristic, pioneering, groundbreaking, trailblazing, revolutionary

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘recent’): from Old French, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’.

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