C （长篇）小说a long story, not in poetry, dealing with invented people and events

　adapt〔publish, write〕 a ～　改编〔出版，写〕小说
　make a ～ into a film　把小说拍成电影
　best-selling ～　畅销小说
　biographical〔detective, history〕 ～　传记〔侦探，历史〕小说
　serial ～　分期连载的小说
　love ～　爱情小说
　prize ～　获奖小说
　～ about　关于…的小说
　～ by〔of〕　…写的小说

　England is the birthplace of the modern novel.　英国是近代小说发源地。
　She had written a novel about the strikes.　她写了一本关于罢工的小说。
　I like to read the novels of Charles Dickens.　我喜欢读查尔斯·狄更斯的小说。

 ♣ novel, romance
　这两个词均可作“长篇小说”解。novel指以情节形式反映现实生活中存在的风俗、人物等的文学作品；romance指以浪漫手法描述昔时异地的、在现实生活中不太可能存在的离奇人物、风俗或冒险的故事。

　新奇的，新颖的，新的　new and strange; of a kind not known before

　～ idea〔design〕　新的观念〔设计〕
　～ experience〔 fashion〕　新的经验〔风尚〕

　He has a novel proposal of his own for meeting unemployment.　他想出了一个应付失业问题的新建议。
　The new car has a novel appearance.　那辆新车外形新颖。
　Flying gives people a novel sensation.　飞行给人一种新奇感。
　The design of this square is very novel.　这个广场的设计很新颖。
　Snow is novel to people from tropical countries.　对于来自热带国家的人来说，雪是很新奇的。

 ♣ novel, fresh, new
　参见fresh条。

　［同义词］ adj. new, original, unusual
　［反义词］ adj. customary, ordinary, usual