英语词汇“prosaic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	prosaic
释义	pro·sa·ic \prōˈzāik, prəˈ-, -āēk\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose + -icus -ic — more at prose 1. a. : of or relating to prose : written in prose b. : belonging to or characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual, literal < the poetic is in the same way an exacter speech than the prosaic — Hugh Kenner > < the intention is a prosaic statement of weather conditions — John Dewey > c. : having a dull, flat, unimaginative quality of style or expression < prosaic dullness, excessive and mere factuality — E.R.Bentley > < something provincial, mean, and prosaic — Matthew Arnold > 2. : belonging to or suitable for the everyday world : commonplace, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact < the more prosaic business of testing boilers — Richard Thruelsen > < a far more robust, more religious and, in a good sense, more prosaic heritage — Douglas Bush > • pro·sa·ic·ness noun -es
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