The engineer proposed a novel approach to solar panel placement that doubled the efficiency of the rooftop array.
这位工程师提出了一种新颖的太阳能电池板布局方法，使屋顶阵列的效率翻倍。
The opening scene of the novel describes a quiet, orderly garden behind the family's estate; that same garden reappears in the final chapter, now overgrown and neglected, after the family's fortunes have collapsed.
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The opening chapter of the novel describes a small, well-tended family orchard; that same orchard reappears in the final chapter, now sold off and paved over for a parking lot, after the family has lost its ancestral farm.
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The opening chapter of the novel describes a cluttered, disorganized workshop; that same workshop reappears in the final chapter, now tidy and purposeful, after the protagonist has resolved a long-standing conflict with her father.
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Which choice best defines “novel”?
D — Book, adj. new. “novel” means book, adj. new.
Which word means “book, adj. new”?
C — novel. “novel” means book, adj. new.
novel — book, adj. new. In Chinese: 小说，新奇的.
novel is pronounced /ˈnɑːvl/.
The engineer proposed a novel approach to solar panel placement that doubled the efficiency of the rooftop array. (这位工程师提出了一种新颖的太阳能电池板布局方法，使屋顶阵列的效率翻倍。)
innovative, original, unprecedented — all close in meaning to novel (book, adj. new).
traditional, conventional — each the opposite of novel (book, adj. new).
Yes. novel is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
novel(innovative, novel)