Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2109
novel
新颖的；独特的；新奇的
original, interestingly unusual, and not seen before
- 1.
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
新造的,新形成的；无先例的；新近出现的；新的。
- 2.
Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
新颖的,尤指有趣的；新奇而引人注目的；非典型或普通的。
- 3.
original and of a kind not seen before
新颖独特的
新的；新型的；新出现的；新造的,新形成的；无先例的；新近出现的；新的。；新颖的,尤指有趣的；新奇而引人注目的；非典型或普通的。；新颖独特的；新奇的
In use
She came up with a novel approach to solving the problem.
The artist's novel style attracted a lot of attention.
His novel idea completely changed the way we think about education.
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Connections
Collocations
- a novel idea
- 新颖的想法
- She came up with a novel idea for the project.她为这个项目想出了一个新颖的想法。
- a novel approach
- 独特的方法
- The team adopted a novel approach to solving the problem.团队采用了一种独特的方法来解决问题。
- a novel way
- 新奇的途径
- He found a novel way to save energy at home.他找到了一种在家里节约能源的新奇途径。
- a novel concept
- 新概念
- The book introduces a novel concept in physics.这本书引入了物理学中的一个新概念。
- a novel method
- 新颖的方法
- Researchers developed a novel method for recycling plastic.研究人员开发了一种回收塑料的新颖方法。
- a novel experience
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 novel 记成‘小说’：一本新的小说(novel)总要有新颖(novel)的想法，所以 novel 就是‘新颖的’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、business meetings、everyday conversation 作形容词时，novel 表示“新颖的、独特的、新出现的”，通常多用于书面或较正式的语境（如学术写作、工作会议），日常口语中更常使用 new 或 different，但也可在“a novel idea”等说法中听到。其正式程度会随语境变化。
Grammar Note
可作定语或表语，通常不接介词短语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
拼写上以 -vel 结尾的单词中，grovel /ˈɡrɑvəl/ 与 novel /ˈnɑvəl/ 真正押韵（英式也押韵：/ˈɡrɒvəl/）；level、travel、marvel、shovel、unravel 虽然也以 -vel 结尾，但重读元音不同，不是押韵词。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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