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

• Local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay.
  当地导游以一种平淡无味的语气描述各个地方的历史；平淡的缺乏想象力的散文。
• 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。
• 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。
• Poetry should have poetic beauty, and prose should have prosaic beauty-this is one of the basic an esthetics principles.
  诗应该讲究诗美，散文应该讲究散文美，这是基本的美学原则之一。
• No, he would never do anything that prosaic.
  不可能，没有人会这么做。
• Relatively speaking it is a little prosaic.
  相对说来，那有一点平凡。
• 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。
• 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。
• And those that do are usually embarrassingly prosaic.
  而那些的确带给我这种喜悦的东西却通常平凡得让人尴尬。
• If the water in your glass turns to wine, you should consider more prosaic explanations before announcing a miracle.
  如果你杯子里的水变成了酒，在宣布出现奇迹之前，你应考虑一些更平常的解释。