!novel还有新颖的意思？请看：

　　In most established industries, however, technological change played little role, as in the past, new customers were sought by developing novel products based on existing technologies, such as a new type of woolen cloth with the texture of silk. ——TOEFL, Early Modern Industrialization

　　看到novel，大部分童鞋首先想到“小说”，但在这语境里，则明显说不通了~(ノへ￣、)

　　原来在字典里，novel还可以做形容词，表示“新颖的，新奇的”.

　　来看英文释义：

　　Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before.

　　回到刚才的句子，novel products就是指“新奇的产品”。

　　整个句子的意思就是：

　　然而，在大多数成熟行业中，技术变革发挥的作用不大，因为在过去，可以通过开发以现有技术为基础的新型产品获得新客户，如新型丝绸质地的羊毛布。

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