prosaic的意思

prosaic

英式音标[prə'zeɪk]
美式英标[prə(ʊ)'zeɪɪk]

基本解释

adj. 平凡的，乏味的；散文体的

中文词源

prosaic 没有诗意的，平淡的

来自prose,散文，平白的文字。引申词义没有诗意的，平淡的。

英文词源

prosaic (adj.): 1650s, "having to do with prose," from Middle French prosaique and directly from Medieval Latin prosaicus "in prose" (16c.), from Latin prosa "prose" (see prose). Meaning "having the character of prose (in contrast to the feeling of poetry)" is by 1746; extended sense of "ordinary" is by 1813, both from French.

实用例句

1. the prosaic side of life: 生活平淡的一面

2. His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest.: 对于利息的急剧增加，他的导师给出了一个更为平淡无奇的解释。

3. The truth is more prosaic.: 真相更加乏味。

4. How prosaic, and yet how magical such paragraphs are!: 这样的段落是多么平淡, 又多么不可思议啊 !

5. These prosaic details take all the sparkle out of the conversation.: 这些无聊的细节使谈话失去了生气.

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