【释义1】（长篇）小说
a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
【例句】
to write/publish/read a novel 创作，发表/阅读长篇小说
detective/historical/romantic novels 侦探，历史/言情小说
【释义2】adj，新奇的、新颖的
牛津：different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange
柯林斯：Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done,
experienced, or made before.
【例句】
a novel feature 新特征
Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices. 抗议者们找到一种新奇的示威方式来反对石油价格的飙升.
新型冠状病毒折磨了我们几年，nCOV中的n就是novel，指新型的（nCOV= novel COrona VIrus )
对新冠话题感兴趣的话，可以回看旧文，除了了解短语，还可以看下精美的课件。
【真题】
I suggest another approach, one that requires managers to change their behaviour and the way they spend their time. The approach is novel but, when properly implemented, quite powerful. I call it T-shaped management.
出处：《剑桥BEC高级真题集第三辑：P38》
注：T-shaped management：（T型管理）是指在一个组织内部自由地分享知识(T的水平部分),同时注重单个业务单元业绩(T的垂直部分)的提升。
保持好奇心，每日，每月，每年，以求寸进。
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Wicky小巫
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