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这两个字没有太大区别。New属于常用语,novel不常用;前者比较随意,后者比较正式;前者比较普通,后者比较高大上;前者用于日常(也非一定),后者多用于书面。这可能是因为前者来源于日耳曼语,后者来源于拉丁语,在英语语言史上我们知道前者比较“土”,后者比较“洋”。另外,novel现在还有了一层“新颖”、“新奇”的引申语义。

可参考:

novel:

If something is so new and original that it's never been seen, used or even thought of before, call it novel. The noun novel describes a book-length work of fiction.

New and novel come from the same Indo-European root but by different paths. Whereas new is a Germanic word coming from Old English, novel is based on Latin novellus "new, young, fresh." If something is novel, it is new but also original, fresh and unique. Companies are always looking for that novel idea that will earn them millions and skydiving is a novel experience, especially if you're not adventurous.

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