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

• 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。
• 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。
• The very prosaic one of our landlord.
  说来也十分平淡无味，是我们的旅馆老板。
• A more prosaic approach was used.
  采用了较普通的方法。
• No, he would never do anything that prosaic.
  不可能，没有人会这么做。
• He asked if I'd got my black-eye in a fight& I told him the prosaic truth that I'd banged my head on door.
  他问我眼睛是否在打架时给打青了&我告诉了他平淡无趣的真相，我把头撞在门上了。
• Unfortunately this episode has been so often chosen as a subject for romantic literary rhapsodies that we are apt to forget the true if more prosaic nature of the conflict.
  不幸的是这段时期却经常被当作浪漫主义文学的狂想曲，以至于我们很容易忘却它只不过是矛盾无聊的自然现象的真实。
• 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。
• Alibaba is not content to control the prosaic internet retail industry.
  阿里巴巴（Alibaba）不满足于控制平淡的在线零售行业。
• 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。