novel
US
UK novel n: (fictional writing) (虚构的文学作品)
SC 小说 xiǎo shuō
TC 小說
TC 小說
My brother is writing his first novel.
我兄弟正在写他的第一本小说。
novel adj: (new, different)
SC 新颖的 xīn yǐng de
TC 新穎的
TC 新穎的
SC 不同的 xīn yǐng de ，bù tóng de
SC 独特的 xīn yǐng de ，dú tè de
TC 獨特的
TC 獨特的
We all liked John's novel solution to the problem.
我们大家都很喜欢约翰对该问题的新颖的解决方案。
crime novel n: (fiction about detectives)
SC 犯罪小说
detective novel n: (book: crime fiction)
SC 侦探小说 zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō
TC 偵探小說
TC 偵探小說
I love to read detective novels, especially those old ones by Agatha Christie.
我喜欢读侦探小说，特别是阿加莎·克里斯蒂以前的那些小说。
erotic novel n: (sexually arousing fiction)
SC 色情小说 sè qíng xiǎo shuō
TC 色情小說
TC 色情小說
One person's erotic novel is another person's pornography.
graphic novel n: (comic book)
SC 漫画 màn huà
historical novel n: (book of fiction set in a past era)
SC 历史小说 lì shǐ xiǎo shuō
TC 歷史小說
TC 歷史小說
Writing a decent historical novel requires a great deal of research.
novel coronavirus, new coronavirus n: (new strain of disease-causing virus)
SC 新型冠状病毒，新冠病毒
novel idea n: (original or clever suggestion)
SC 新奇的想法 xīn qí de xiǎng fǎ
SC 新颖的观念 xīn qí de xiǎng fǎ，xīn yǐng de guān niàn
Watch TV tonight? Well, that's a novel idea.