科幻小说首先作为一种文体,其根本目的与一切小说相同,其要务之一乃是实现某种美学价值,而科幻小说独有的特点则是将这些美学价值通过科技的元素加以表达。这里需要说明的是,科学与技术严格来说并非同一事物,科学代表的是人类对世界如何运作的好奇心,而技术则代表了人类希冀控制自然的努力。不过除去某些严格的语境之外,多数场合人们对这两个词的用法并不会做明确区分, As the first style of science fiction, its fundamental purpose is the same as that of all novels. One of the most important tasks of science fiction is to realize some aesthetic value. However, the unique characteristic of science fiction is to express these aesthetic values ​​through the elements of science and technology. What needs to be clarified here is that science and technology are not exactly the same thing strictly speaking. Science represents the human curiosity about how the world works, and technology represents the human endeavor to control the nature. However, except for some strict contexts, most people will not make a clear distinction between the two terms in their usage.