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  • Derivatives : adj  novelistic ; adv  novelistically
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

novel ['nɔvl]
  1. 1. noun [c] 小说
  2. 2. adjective [+idea] [ approach] 新颖

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

novel [ˈnɒvəl]
  1. 1. n.[c] 长篇小说
  2. 2. n.[c] 长篇小说书,长篇故事书
    His bookcases were filled with nothing but novels.
    他的书箱除了小说还是小说
    He burned all the novels.
    他将那些小说全部付之一炬
  3. 3. adjective 原创的,独创的崭新
    The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem.
    计算机生成一条关于一个著名定理全新验证
  4. 4. adjective 新颖的,新奇

Collins English-English Dictionary

novel ['nɒvəl]
  1. 1. n an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story
  2. 2. n [usually plural] [obsolete] a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C15: from Old French novelle, from Latin novella (narratio) new (story); see novel2
novel ['nɒvəl]
  1. 1. adj of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original
    a novel suggestion
  2. 2. adj [Etymology] C15: from Latin novellus new, diminutive of novus new
novel ['nɒvəl]
  1. 1. n [Roman law] a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute - See also Novels

Examples

This play is an adaptation of a novel.
这剧本是由小说改写的。
a novel after Dickens' style
一本模仿荻更斯文体的小说
to read a condensation of a novel
看一本小说的节本
a novel emasculated by censorship
一部经过审查员删削的小说
a full-length novel
足本小说
a historical novel
历史小说

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