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    novelist

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Occupations, Literature
    nov·el·ist /ˈnɒvəlɪst $ ˈnɑː-/ ●●○ noun [countable]  BOALsomeone who writes novels 小说家 → author
    Examples from the Corpus
    novelist• The novels which followed this decision are the fulfilment of Hardy's career as a novelist.• He was an actor, director, artist, singer, composer and novelist.• Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists.• He's the missing working-class novelist, the link between Lawrence and Sillitoe.• Budding gay novelist Larry Kramer is enjoying success at last.• Jason Purvis, the starving beachcomber and would-be great novelist who at last did achieve a kind of fame.• Japanese novelists deal with the question of old age in a way few other writers can aspire to.• The book quotes from the diaries of novelist Evelyn Waugh.• They are leaving us novelists without any subjects.
    nov·el·ist nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus who novels writes someone


    novelist
    nov‧el‧ist /ˈnɒvələst, ˈnɒvəlɪst $ ˈnɑː-/ noun [countable]
    someone who writes novels ⇨ author
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job: Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation. | a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine | I always wanted to be a writer.
       ▪ author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book: Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie. | The author will be signing copies of his book. | He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.
       ▪ novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events: Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists. | the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland
       ▪ poet someone who writes poems: a class studying the works of modern American poets
       ▪ playwright someone who writes plays: Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.
       ▪ dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past: the great French dramatist, Moliere
       ▪ scriptwriter (also screenwriter) someone who writes plays for films or television: Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.
       ▪ blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website: a travel blogger | a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English


    nov·el·istBrE /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnɑːvəlɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who writes novels 小说家◆a romantic/historical novelist言情／历史小说家<titled tranID="39" status="2">Literature<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>文学</chn></titled>

    Being a writer 当作家

    • write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography 写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传
    • become a writer/novelist/playwright 成为作家／小说家／剧作家
    • find/have a publisher/an agent 找到／有出版商／代理人
    • have a new book out 出版一部新书
    • edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript 编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿
    • dedicate a book/poem to… 把一本书／一首诗献给…

    Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围

    • construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative 构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说
    • advance/drive the plot 推进故事情节的发展
    • introduce/present the protagonist/a character 介绍主人公／一个人物
    • describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb as) a hero/villain 描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋
    • create an exciting/a tense atmosphere 营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛
    • build/heighten the suspense/tension 制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛
    • evoke/capture the pathos of the situation 唤起对这种状况的同情
    • convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of… 传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉
    • engage the reader 吸引读者
    • seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination 抓住（读者的）想象力
    • arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader) 唤起（读者的）情感／同情
    • lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm 缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感

    Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言

    • use/employ language/imagery/humour/(especially US) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device 使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段
    • use/adopt/develop a style/technique 使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧
    • be rich in/be full of symbolism 富含象征意义
    • evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of… 唤起…的形象／感觉
    • create/achieve an effect 创造／取得效果
    • maintain/lighten the tone 维持／缓和基调
    • introduce/develop an idea/a theme 引入／发展一种思想／一个主题
    • inspire a novel/a poet/sb's work/sb's imagination 促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力

    Reading and criticism 阅读与评论

    • read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage 读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章
    • review a book/a novel/sb's work 评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品
    • give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review 给予／得到好评／恶评
    • be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece 被誉为一部杰作
    • quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author 引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话
    • provoke/spark discussion/criticism 引发讨论／评论
    • study/interpret/understand a text/passage 研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章
    • translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem 翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗