prosaic

prosaic音标

英 [prəˈzeɪɪk]

美 [proˈzeɪk]

prosaic基本释义

adj.单调乏味的；散文的；平淡无奇的；无想象力的

prosaic用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

乏味的

散文（体）的

平凡的

普通的

无聊的

没有诗意的

平淡的

单调的

平庸的

使人厌倦的

如实的

无趣的

无灵感的

无想像力的

adj

1. not challengingdull and lacking excitement

e.g. an unglamorous job greasing engines

Synonym: commonplacehumdrumunglamorousunglamourous

2. lacking wit or imagination

e.g. a pedestrian movie plot

Synonym: pedestrianprosyearthbound

3. not fanciful or imaginative

e.g. local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tonesa prosaic and unimaginative essay

Synonym: matter-of-fact

1. 枯燥的；乏味的；平淡无奇的Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting.

e.g. 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。e.g. The truth is more prosaic.真相更加乏味。

prosaicallyArabian jam is also known as angels' hair preserve, or more prosaically as carrot jam...阿拉伯酱也被叫做天使秀发酱，或者更通俗点就是胡萝卜酱。His father wrote briefly and prosaically.他的父亲写得很简短也很平淡。

1. 散文的：prorogation 休会 | prosaic 散文的 | prosaically 平凡地

2. 单调的,无趣的：magenta 紫红色 | prosaic 单调的 无趣的 | articulate 发音清晰的

3.

3. 平淡无奇的：Overwhelm 压倒;破坏 | Prosaic 平淡无奇的 | Proton 质子

4. 平凡的：elephants never forget 记性好(?) | prosaic 平凡的 | mad at me 朝我发火

A..press catering for..poetasters and prosaics.

出自：Times Literary Supplement

近义词

临近词

boring令人厌烦的

prosy散文的

straightforward易懂的

colourless不生动的

everyday日常的

matter-of-fact实事求是的

simple简单的

commonplace平凡的

plain清楚的

humdrum单调的

practical明智的

ordinary平凡的

unglamorous没有魅力的

earthbound扎根于地的

mundane平凡的

colorless无色的

pedestrian徒步的

routine例行公事

literal逐字的

dull呆滞的

unglamourous单调的

banal陈腐的

run-of-the-mill不出众的

prosaic industrialist

prosaic approach

prosaicism

prosaic elegancy of poetry

prosaically

proscribe

prosaic phenomenon

prosaic novel

prosaic elementary readings

propulsion

prosaicalization

prosaic narration

相关列句

After all those months of deliberation, was this prosaic utterance the pay-off?(经过这么多个月的斟酌，结果就是这些平淡的话语吗？)

Yet, as in much of Bihar, a prosaic present belies a poetic past.(但是，和比哈尔其他地方一样，在如今缺乏活力的外表下沉睡着另一个诗意般的过去。)

No, I mean you know, cabernets can be powerful and exalting too, but they seem prosaic to me, by comparison.(我是说红葡萄酒也可以很有劲，但是想比较而言，cabernet就俗气了。)

The alternative explanation is more prosaic.(另一种解释更为平庸。)

Prosaic as it might sound, the first thing most people look at is the price.(那就象散文一样的动听，事实上第一件事人们盯住的就是价格。)

His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest.(他的老师对利率的急剧上升给出了一个更枯燥乏味的解释。)

Perhaps the leading theory focuses on a much more prosaic realm: the slimy interface where the sea laps against land.(可能*重要的理论集中在一个平凡得多的领域即在大海和陆地之间黏糊糊的交界面。)

The Cuban revolution at 50: Heroic myth and prosaic failure.(Heroicmythandprosaicfailure英雄般的神话与实实在在的失败。)

That may sound prosaic, but Schuman declared that it was much more than just a business deal.(这种想法听上去单调乏味，但舒曼宣称其意义超过了商业交易。)

But his biggest challenge may be more prosaic.(但是他*大的挑战可能更加平淡无奇。)