prosaic
a 单调乏味的(prose散文+ic…像散文一样平淡的)
释义2:
prosaic
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◙ adjective1. having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty• 散文体的,散文语言的;缺乏诗意的,平淡无奇的 »prosaic language can't convey the experience. 散文式的语言不足以表达这种经历。 commonplace ; unromantic • 平凡的;不浪漫的 »the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns. 人们都太忙碌于平淡的日常事务。【派生】
♦ prosaically adverb♦ prosaicness noun【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa 'straightforward (discourse') (see prose ). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th cent
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