the Women's Prize for Fiction
noun /ðə ˌwɪmɪnz praɪz fə ˈfɪkʃn/
/ðə ˌwɪmɪnz praɪz fər ˈfɪkʃn/
- a British prize given every year for the best novel published in the UK that is written in English by a woman from any part of the world. The money for this large prize is provided by a group of sponsors. The prize was first given in 1996. Until 2012 it was sponsored by the former mobile phone company Orange, and called the Orange Prize for Fiction.
妇女小说奖：每年由在世界范围内的女性用英语撰写的，在英国出版的最佳小说获得的英国大奖。这项巨额奖金的资金由一组赞助商提供。该奖项于1996年首次颁发。直到2012年，该奖项均由前手机公司Orange赞助，被称为Orange小说奖。