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.
我讀了一本關於一個家庭在新國家冒險經歷的小說。
the kind of writing that novels are
Writing a novel takes a lot of time and imagination.
寫小說需要很多時間和想像力。
new and different from what is usual
She had a novel idea for the school project.
她對學校專案有一個新穎的想法。