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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 facts are more prosaic than the legend.
  事实远没有传说的那样神乎其神。
• Relatively speaking it is a little prosaic.
  相对说来，那有一点平凡。
• 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。
• 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。
• No, he would never do anything that prosaic.
  不可能，没有人会这么做。
• You might think you have the figure of Marilyn Monroe but according to research the truth is likely to be far more prosaic.
  你可能以为你是玛丽莲梦露的身材，不过据一项调查显示，现实可能没你想象的那么好。
• A more prosaic approach was used.
  采用了较普通的方法。