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
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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。
来自辞典例句
3. The truth is more prosaic.
真相更加乏味。
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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 !
来自辞典例句
5. These prosaic details take all the sparkle out of the conversation.
