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

• 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。
• 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。
• It seemed to me that you make magic real by making it a little prosaic, a little difficult and disappointing& never quite as glamorous as the other characters imagine.
  对我而言，让魔法变得真实的方法就是让它变得有些平凡，有些别扭，并且会令人失望，也没有其他人所想像的那样迷人的特质。
• 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。
• Relatively speaking it is a little prosaic.
  相对说来，那有一点平凡。
• But experts say such prosaic questions produce answers of little use.
  而专家认为，这种单调的问题得到的答案没有丝毫用处。
• The facts are more prosaic than the legend.
  事实远没有传说的那样神乎其神。
• Member of China Writers'Association, China Photographers'Association, Councilor of China Prosaic Poetry Society, and China Poetry Society.
  中国作家协会会员、中国摄影家协会会员、中国散文诗学会理事、中国诗歌学会理事。
• 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。
• By and by, however, fervent gave way to prosaic.
  然而，渐渐地，热烈变成了平淡。