Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter N - Page 27
Novel (n.) （長篇）小說 [C] That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
Novel (n. pl.) News; fresh tidings. [Obs.]
Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. -- Latimer.
Novel (n.) A fictitious tale or narrative, longer than a short story, having some degree of complexity and development of characters; it is usually organized as a time sequence of events, and is commonly intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and often of love. -- Dryden.
Novel (n.) (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under {Novel}, a.
Novel (a.) 新奇的，異常的 Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.
Note: In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors.
Novel assignment (Law), A new assignment or specification of a suit.
Syn: New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual.
Usage: Novel, New . Everything at its first occurrence is new; that is novel which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a novel sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound.
Novel (a.) Original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: {fresh}, {new}, {novel}].
Novel (a.) Pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" [syn: {novel}, {refreshing}].
Novel (n.) An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story.
Novel (n.) A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels."
Novelette (n.) 短篇（中篇）小說；【音】自由形式的鋼琴小品曲 A short novel; a novella.
Novelette (n.) A short novel [syn: {novelette}, {novella}].
Novelism (n.) 革新，改革，創新 [U]；新方法；新制度；新事物 [C] Innovation. [Obs.]
Novelist (n.) 小說家 [C] An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.]
Novelist (n.) A writer of news. [Obs.]
Novelist (n.) A writer of a novel or novels.
Novelist (n.) One who writes novels.
Novelize (v. i.) 將…編成小說，使…小說化 To innovate. [Obs.]
Novelize (v. t.) To innovate. [Obs.]
Novelize (v. t.) To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction; to fictionalize. "To novelize history." -- Sir J. Herschel.
Novelize (v.) Convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" [syn: {novelize}, {novelise}, {fictionalize}, {fictionalise}].
Novelized (imp. & p. p.) of Novelize.
Novelizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Novelize.
Novelry (n.) Novelty; new things. [Obs.]
Novelties (n. pl. ) of Novelty.
Novelty (n.) 新穎，新奇 [U]；新穎的事物；新奇的經驗 [C]；新穎小巧而廉價的物品 [C] [P1] The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.
Novelty (n.) Something novel; a new or strange thing.
Novelty (n.) A small mass-produced article of little value; a knickknack.
Compare: Knickknack
Knickknack (n.) 小裝飾物；小擺設 A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw; a tchotchke.
Compare: Bawble
Bawble (n.) A trinket. See Bauble.
Compare: Bauble
Bauble (n.) 美觀的廉價貨；小玩意兒；小玩具 A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod. -- Sheridan.
Bauble (n.) The fool's club. [Obs.] "A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it." -- Nares.
Bauble (n.) A mock scepter carried by a court jester.
Bauble (n.) Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket].
Knickknack (n.) A small inexpensive mass-produced article [syn: knickknack, novelty].
Knickknack (n.) Miscellaneous curios [syn: bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot].
Novelty (n.) Originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel [syn: {freshness}, {novelty}].
Novelty (n.) Originality by virtue of being new and surprising [syn: {novelty}, {freshness}].
Novelty (n.) A small inexpensive mass-produced article [syn: {knickknack}, {novelty}].
Novelty (n.) Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}].
November (n.) 十一月 The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.
November (n.) The month following October and preceding December [syn: {November}, {Nov}]
Novena (n.) （天主教）連續九天的祈禱式 (In the Roman Catholic Church) A form of worship consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days.
Compare: Successive
Successive (a.) [B] [Attributive] 連續的，相繼的；依次的；接替的，後繼的；繼承的 Following one another or following others.
‘They were looking for their fifth successive win.’
Novenary (a.) 九進制的 Of or pertaining to the number nine.
Novenary (n.) 九進制 The number of nine units; nine, collectively.
Novene (a.) Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. [R.]
The triple and novene division ran throughout. -- Milman.
Novennial (a.) Done or recurring every ninth year.
Novercal (a.) Done or recurring every ninth year.
Novercal (a.) 繼母的 Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother. -- Derham.
Novice (n.) [C] 新手，初學者 [（+at）]；【宗】見習修士（或修女） One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.
I am young; a novice in the trade. -- Dryden.
Novice (n.) One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. -- 1 Tim. iii. 6.
Novice (n.) (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist. -- Shipley.
No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. -- Chaucer.
Compare: Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical (a.) (Also Ecclesiastic) (Formal) 基督教的；與基督教會有關的 Belonging to or connected with the Christian religion.
Novice (a.) Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.]
Novice (n.) Someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows [syn: {novitiate}, {novice}].
Novice (n.) Someone new to a field or activity [syn: {novice}, {beginner}, {tyro}, {tiro}, {initiate}].
Noviceship (n.) 見習期 The state of being a novice; novitiate.
Novilunar (a.) Of or pertaining to the new moon. [R.]
Novitiate (n.) 【宗】修道士（或修女）的見習期；見習期修道士（或修女）；見習修道士（或修女）的住處；見習；見習期 The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.
Novitiate (n.) Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.
Novitiate (n.) One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice. -- Addison.
Novitiate (n.) The place where novices live or are trained.
Novitiate (n.) The period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) [syn: {novitiate}, {noviciate}].
Novitiate (n.) Someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows [syn: {novitiate}, {novice}].
Novitious (a.) Newly invented; recent; new. [Obs.] -- Bp. Pearson.
Novity (n.) Newness; novelty. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Novum (n.) A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Now (adv.) 現在，目前，此刻；立刻，馬上 At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.
I have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago. -- Arbuthnot.
Now (adv.) Very lately; not long ago.
They that but now, for honor and for plate, Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate. -- Waller.
Now (adv.) At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.
The ship was now in the midst of the sea. -- Matt. xiv. 24.
Now (adv.) In present circumstances; things being as they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.
How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite and a man of honor? -- L'Estrange.
Why should he live, now nature bankrupt is? -- Shak.
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now, Barabbas was a robber. -- John xviii. 40.
The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander. -- South.
Now and again, Now and then; occasionally.
Now and now, Again and again; repeatedly. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Now and then, At one time and another; indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals. "A mead here, there a heath, and now and then a wood." -- Drayton.
Now now, At this very instant; precisely now. [Obs.] "Why, even now now, at holding up of this finger, and before the turning down of this." -- J. Webster (1607).
Now . . . now, Alternately; at one time . . . at another time. "Now high, now low, now master up, now miss." -- Pope.
Now (a.) 時髦的 Existing at the present time; present. [R.] "Our now happiness." -- Glanvill.
Now (n.) 現在，目前，此刻 [U] The present time or moment; the present.
Nothing is there to come, and nothing past; But an eternal now does ever last. -- Cowley.
Now (adv.) In the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port."
Now (adv.) In these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" [syn: nowadays, now, today].
Now (adv.) Used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention."
Now (adv.) At the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now" [syn: now, at present].
Now (adv.) Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot].
Now (adv.) (Prefatory or transitional) Indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is...."
Now (adv.) In the immediate past; "told me just now."
Now (n.) The momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now."
NOW, () Network Of Workstations (Cluster).
Nowadays (adv.) 現今，時下 In these days; at the present time.
Nowadays (adv.) (B1) 如今，現在 At the present time, in comparison to the past.
// Who remembers those movies nowadays?
// Nowadays, I bake my own bread rather than buy it.
Noway (adv.) Alt. of Noways.
Noways (adv.) （亦作noway）一點也不 In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise.
Nowch (n.) See Nouch. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Nowd (n.) (Zool.) The European gray gurnard ({Trigla gurnardus). [Written also knoud.]
Nowed (a.) (Her.) Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.
Nowel (n.) (Founding) The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.
Nowel (n.) (Founding) The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.
Nowel (n.) Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior. [Obs.]
Nowel (n.) (Mus.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol. -- Grove.
Nowes (n. pl.) The marriage knot. [Obs.] -- Crashaw.
Nowhere (adv.) 任何地方都不；毫無結果；毫不頂用 Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is nowhere to be found.
Nowhere (adv.) Not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere."
Nowhere (n.) 沒有什麼地方；不知名的地方 An insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere."
Nowhere (adv.) Not in or at any place.
// The book is nowhere to be found.
Nowhere (adv.) To no place.
// I've gotten nowhere with my research.
// Arguing will get us nowhere.
Nowhere (adv.) Not at all : not to the least extent -- usually used with near.
// Nowhere near as serious.
// Nowhere near enough.
Nowhere (n.) A nonexistent place.
Nowhere (n.) An unknown, distant, or obscure place or state.
// Rose to fame out of nowhere.
Nowhere (a.) 【口】 不存在的，沒有的；不知名的；不重要的，無價值的 Of or relating to a remote or relatively unknown location.
// A nowhere town.
Phrases: Miles from nowhere
Miles from nowhere: In an extremely remote place.
Miles from anywhere/ nowhere (Idiom) 荒郊野外，偏遠的地方 A long distance from other houses or a town.
// They live miles from nowhere, in the middle of the countryside.
Nowhither (adv.) 不到任何地方 Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.
Compare: Anywhither
Anywhither (adv.) 【古】往任何方向地 To or towards any place. [Archaic] -- De Foe.
Nowise (adv.) 絕不 Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.
Others whose case is nowise different. -- Earle.
Nowise (adv.) In no manner; "they are nowise different" [syn: nowise, to no degree].
Nowt (n. pl.) (Zool.) Neat cattle.
Nouthe, Nowthe (adv.) Just now; at present. [Obs.]
But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe. -- Chaucer. Nouveau riche
Nowthe () See Nouthe. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Noxious (a.) 有害的；有毒的；敗壞道德的；討厭的 Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples.
Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort is noxious to spiritual promotions. -- Swift.
Noxious (a.) Guilty; criminal. [R.]
Those who are noxious in the eye of the law. -- Abp. Bramhall.
Syn: Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive; pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful; unwholesome; insalubrious. See Noisome. -- Nox"ious*ly, adv. -- Nox"ious*ness, n.
Noxious (a.) Injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" [ant: innocuous].
Noy (n.) That which annoys. [Obs.] -- Piers Plowman.
Noy (v. t.) To annoy; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] -- Piers Plowman.
All that noyed his heavy spright. -- Spenser.
Noiance (n.) [Written also noyance.] Annoyance. [Obs.] -- Tusser.
Noyance (n.) Annoyance. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Noyau (n.) A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.
Noyer (n.) An annoyer. [Obs.] -- Tusser.
Noyful (a.) Full of annoyance. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Noyls (n. pl.) See Noils.
Noyous (a.) Annoying; disagreeable. [Obs.]
Watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day. -- Spenser.
Nozle (n.) Nozzle. [Obs.]
Nozzle (n.) The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
Nozzle (n.) Specifically: A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
Nozzle (n.) Specifically: A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
Nozzle (n.) A projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: nozzle, nose].
Nozzle (n.) Informal terms for the nose [syn: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz].
Nuance (n.) （色調，音調，意義，見解等的）細微差別；細微的差異 A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
Nuance (n.) A small difference in meaning, significance, or expression.
Nuance (n.) A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement].
Nub (v. t.) To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]
Nub (n.) A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]
Nub (n.) A small lump or protuberance [syn: nub, nubble].
Nub (n.) A small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" [syn: nub, stub].
Nub (n.) The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty].
Nubbin (n.) A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Colloq. U. S.]
Nubbin (n.) A small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn).
Nubble (v. t.) To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] -- Ainsworth.
Nubble (n.) A small lump or protuberance [syn: nub, nubble].
Nubeculae (n. pl. ) of Nubecula.
Nubecula (n.) (Astron.) A nebula.
Nubecula (n.) (Astron.) (pl.) Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.
Nubecula (n.) (Med.) A slight spot on the cornea.
Nubecula (n.) (Med.) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. -- Dunglison.
Nubia (n.) A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.
Nubia (n.) An ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
Nubian (a.) Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa.
Nubian (n.) A native of Nubia.
Nubian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt."
Nubiferous (a.) Bringing, or producing, clouds.
Nubigenous (a.) Born of, or produced from, clouds. [R.]
Nubilate (v. t.) To cloud. [Obs.]
Nubile (a.) Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. -- Prior.
Nubile (a.) Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman.
Nubile (a.) Of girls or women who are eligible to marry [syn: marriageable, nubile].
Nubility (n.) The state of being marriageable. [R.] Nubilose
Nubilose (a.) Alt. of Nubilous.
Nubilous (a.) Cloudy. [R.]
Nucament (n.) (Bot.) A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.
Nucamentaceous (a.) (Bot.) Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [Written also nucumentaceous.]
Nucelli (n. pl. ) of Nucellus.
Nucellus (n.) (Bot.) See Nucleus, 3 (a).
Nuchae (n. pl. ) of Nucha.
Nucha (n.) [LL.] (Zool.) (Specialized) （拉丁語，用於醫學術語）項，頸背 The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.
Nucha (n.) The back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {scruff}, {nucha}].