novel
noun
adj
ˈnɒvəl
noun
1
a
long
written
story
in
which
the
characters
and
events
are
usually
imaginary
（长篇）小说;
a
novel
by
Jane
Austen
简．奥斯汀写的小说
It
took
Vikram
Seth
three
years
to
write
his
1,349-page
novel
‘A
Suitable
Boy’.
维克拉姆．赛思花了 3 年时间写成了他那 1349 页的小说《如意郎君》。
detective/romantic/historical
etc
novel
a
newly
published
science
fiction
novel
新出版的科幻小说
adj
2
not
like
anything
known
before,
and
unusual
or
interesting
新的; 新颖的; 新奇的
novel
idea/approach/method
etc
What
a
novel
idea!
多么新奇的想法呀！