This is excerpts from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
One of the Sunday newspapers is publishing excerpts from her new book.其中一家星期日报纸正在刊登她新书的节选。

excerpt还可用作动词,意思是“选录,摘录”。例如:
Can you excerpt something from the newspaper?你能从报纸上选录些东西吗?

［同义词］   abstract, extract