novel
英 [ˈnɒvl]
美 [ˈnɑːvl]
n. (长篇)小说
adj. 新颖的; 与众不同的; 珍奇的
复数：novels
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2109 / COCA.1647
同义词辨析
fictionfablenovelromancestorytale【导航词义：故事】
fictionn. 小说
〔辨析〕
指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
〔例证〕
She is a popular writer of science fiction.
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
fablen. 寓言故事
〔辨析〕
指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。
〔例证〕
It's a land rich in fable.
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
noveln. 小说
〔辨析〕
指长篇小说。
〔例证〕
'War and Peace' is a great novel by Leo Tolstoy.
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
romancen. 爱情故事；传奇故事
〔辨析〕
特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。
〔例证〕
This is a romance about a prince who married a poor girl.
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
storyn. 故事，小说
〔辨析〕
指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。
〔例证〕
He spent the whole afternoon reading a detective story.
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
talen. 故事
〔辨析〕
指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
〔例证〕
The newly published book contains 20 old Chinese folk tales.
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。
牛津词典
noun
- （长篇）小说
a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary- 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
- to write/publish/read a novel
adj.
- 新颖的；与众不同的；珍奇的
different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange- a novel feature
新特征
- a novel feature
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (长篇)小说
Anovelis 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
- ...a novel by Herman Hesse...
- ADJ-GRADED 新的;新奇的;新颖的
Novelthings 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。
- Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices...
英英释义
noun
- a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
- his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels
- he burned all the novels
- an extended fictional work in prose
adj
- pleasantly new or different
- common sense of a most refreshing sort
- original and of a kind not seen before
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
双语例句
- John Steinbeck used the dust and the pitiless skies as the backcloth to his novel.
约翰·斯坦贝克把尘土和烈日炙烤的天空用作小说的背景。 - The novel presents one aspect of the reform in the countryside.
这部小说反映了农村改革的一个侧面。 - The plot of the novel is intricate and fascinating.
这部小说的情节错综复杂，引人入胜。 - The novel is worlds apart from his academic writings.
这本小说和他的学术著作截然不同。 - One particular triangular relationship became the model of Simone's first novel.
一段特殊的三角关系成了西蒙娜第一本小说的原型。 - This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.
这本小说既非科幻小说亦非哥特派恐怖小说。 - It's a cracking novel
这是一部很优秀的小说。 - This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm.
这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。 - This child was fascinated by the plots in the novel.
这个小孩被小说的情节吸引住了。 - Local colour lends [ adds] peculiar interest to the novel.
地方色彩给这部小说增加了兴味。