fiction和novel的区别是什么？

Question

除了novel指长篇小说，fiction范围更广之外它们还有什么区别？

Answer 1

fiction: [U] books and stories about imaginary people and events.
novel:[C]a long written story in which the characters and events are usually imaginary.
novel是长篇小说，fiction是小说总称2.fiction是指所有虚构类的作品，而novel一般是指长篇小说，所以fiction可以包括novel,novella(中篇小说),short story(短篇小说）等等。fiction范围广的多，而且作为文学用语也general的多

Answer 2

科幻小说通常用science fiction表示，而不用science novel。

Answer 3

fiction通常专门指科幻小说