novel

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɒvəl/|[ˈnɒvl̩]    美 /ˈnavəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
    — If it be true, that the preſent age is more corrupt, than the preceding, the great multiplication of Novels has probably contributed to its degeneracy. Fifty years ago there was ſcarcely a Novel in the kingdom. Romances, indeed, abounded; but they, it is ſuppoſed, were rather favorable to virtue.
  2. A novelty; something new. obsolete
    — Libum is a cake made of Honey (sugar is a nouvelle, since the discovery of America), meale and oyle.
  3. A new legal constitution in ancient Rome. historical
    — The normal and natural relationship of emperor and churchman was summed up by Justinian in one of his novels […]
  4. A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work. historical
    — merry tales[…]such as the old woman told of Psyche in Apuleius, Boccace novels, and the rest, quarum auditione pueri delectantur, senes narratione, which some delight to hear, some to tell, all are well pleased with.
形容词 adj.
  1. Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
  2. Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

词形变化

more novel comparative most novel superlative novels plural novels plural novels plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
nova novum novelty

词源

词源 1
From Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”). Doublet of nouveau.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nu
Proto-Indo-European *néwos
Proto-Italic *nowos
Latin novus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Latin novellus
Vulgar Latin *novella
Italian novellabor.
English novel
Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novella.
词源 3
From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
词源 4
Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
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