| 单词 | prosaic |
| 释义 | prosaic (once / 1895 pages) adj Prosaic means ordinary or dull. Most of us lead a prosaic everyday life, sometimes interrupted by some drama or crisis. This adjective is from Latin prosa "prose," which is ordinary writing intended to communicate ideas and information. Prose is often contrasted with poetry, which usually has a more imaginative and original style. WORD FAMILYprosaic: prosaically, prosaicness+/prose: prosaic, proses USAGE EXAMPLES“It is a matter of being levelheaded and prosaic and less romantic and idealistic about our American links.” Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) But it’s this rather prosaic climate denial that lets the Trumps of the world get away with their more extreme forms. The Guardian(Dec 06, 2016) Other experts pointed to more prosaic reasons for holding a full recount by hand. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj lacking wit or imagination Syn earthbound, pedestrian, prosy uninteresting arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement 2adj not challenging; dull and lacking excitement Syn commonplace, humdrum, unglamorous, unglamourous unexciting not exciting 3adj not fanciful or imaginative a prosaic and unimaginative essay Syn matter-of-fact unrhetorical not rhetorical |
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