novelist

英['nɒv(ə)lɪst] 美['nɑvlɪst]
  • n. 小说家

词态变化


复数: novelists;

中文词源


novelist 小说家

来自novel,小说。

英文词源


novelist (n.)
"writer of novels," 1728, hybrid from novel (n.) + -ist. Influenced by Italian novellista. Earlier in English, it meant "an innovator" (1580s).

双语例句


1. Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.
福克纳被誉为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。

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2. Helen is a very well-known novelist in Australia.
海伦是澳大利亚非常著名的小说家。

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3. A novelist creates characters and a plot.
小说家塑造人物并设计情节.

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4. He is really a fruitful novelist.
他真是一位多产的小说家.

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5. A good novelist needs great power of conception.
一个好的小说家需要丰富的想象力.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》