prosaic

prosaic
[prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk]
adjective
  1. 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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