• n. [天] 新星
• n. (Nova)人名；(意、西、塞、葡)諾娃(女名)，諾瓦；(英)諾瓦

來自拉丁語novus,新的，詞源同new,-a,陰性格后綴。引申詞義新星。

nova (n.)

1877, from Latin nova, fem. singular adjective of novus "new" (see new), used with stella "star" (a feminine noun in Latin) to describe a new star not previously known. Classical plural is novae.

1. The nearest safe anchorage was in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

最近的安全泊地在新斯科舍省的哈利法克斯。

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2. He set off for a nineteen-day moose hunt in Nova Scotia.

他動身前往新斯科舍參加為時19天的駝鹿捕獵活動。

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3. He had once looked into buying his own island off Nova Scotia.

他曾一度考察過在新斯科舍附近購買島嶼。

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4. Ms Nova is the proud possessor of a truly incredible voice.

諾娃女士擁有一副美妙動聽的好嗓音，對此她深以為豪。

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5. Chrysler's Nova cars elicited snickers from Mexican buyers because'no va'in Spanish means'no go '.

Chrysler的Nova車在墨西哥買家中就惹了不少笑話,因為 ‘ nova’在西班牙文的意思是‘癱掉了 ’.

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