prosaic

英 [prəˈzeɪɪk]

美 [prəˈzeɪɪk]

adj.  平庸的; 没有诗意(或美感)的; 平淡的; 乏味的; 无聊的

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18485 / COCA.19211

牛津词典

adj.

• 平庸的；没有诗意（或美感）的
  ordinary and not showing any imagination
  1. a prosaic style
     平淡的风格
• 平淡的；乏味的；无聊的
  dull; not romantic
  1. the prosaic side of life
     生活平淡的一面

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 枯燥的；乏味的；平淡无奇的
  Something that isprosaicis dull and uninteresting.
  1. 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。
  2. The truth is more prosaic.
     真相更加乏味。

英英释义

adj

• not challenging
  1. an unglamorous job greasing engines
  Synonym:commonplacehumdrumunglamorousunglamourous
• lacking wit or imagination
  1. a pedestrian movie plot
  Synonym:pedestrianprosyearthbound
• not fanciful or imaginative
  1. local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
  2. a prosaic and unimaginative essay
  Synonym:matter-of-fact

双语例句

• Women are demanding customers and are becoming even more so, from measures as lofty as values and morals to those as prosaic as cleanliness and courtesy.
  无论从价值观和道德观的崇高性，还是清洁度和礼貌的平凡性上来衡量，女性都是难以满足的顾客，甚至更为苛刻。
• Local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay.
  当地导游以一种平淡无味的语气描述各个地方的历史；平淡的缺乏想象力的散文。
• The very prosaic one of our landlord.
  说来也十分平淡无味，是我们的旅馆老板。
• At this grand moment Pug Henry's thoughts were prosaic.
  在这个伟大的时刻，帕格？亨利的思想却毫无诗意。
• The main theoretic defect of AI qing's "the prosaic beauty of poetry" is that it slurs the boundary between the linguistic form of poetry and that of prose.
  艾青《诗的散文美》一文的理论缺失主要在于其抹杀了诗与散文语言形式的界限。
• No, he would never do anything that prosaic.
  不可能，没有人会这么做。
• And those that do are usually embarrassingly prosaic.
  而那些的确带给我这种喜悦的东西却通常平凡得让人尴尬。
• This paper aims at a global review on the prosaic works of the knowledgeable and productive Roman author Varro.
  本文全面地评介古罗马作家瓦罗的散文作品。
• But experts say such prosaic questions produce answers of little use.
  而专家认为，这种单调的问题得到的答案没有丝毫用处。
• 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。