novel
🇺🇸
/ˈnɑːvl/
🇬🇧
/ˈnɒvl/
a long story book with made-up people and events
I read a novel about a family's adventures in a new country.
我读了一本关于一个家庭在新国家冒险经历的小说。
the kind of writing that novels are
Writing a novel takes a lot of time and imagination.
写小说需要很多时间和想象力。
new and different from what is usual
She had a novel idea for the school project.
她对学校项目有一个新颖的想法。