novel

1. N-COUNT A novel is a long written story about imaginary people and events. 長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)

...a novel by Herman Hesse. …一部赫爾曼·赫西寫的長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)。

2. N-COUNT a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute 新法; 附律[Roman law] →see alsoNovels

3. ADJ Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before. 新奇的

Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices. 抗議者們找到一種新奇的示威方式來(lái)反對(duì)石油價(jià)格的飆陞。