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

• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• If only she'd been called "camilla" or "flavia" instead of the prosaic "jane".
  要是她名叫“卡米拉”或“富拉维亚”而不是叫平凡的“简”该多好。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At this grand moment Pug Henry's thoughts were prosaic.
  在这个伟大的时刻，帕格？亨利的思想却毫无诗意。
• Romantic types might say they seek the perfect soul mate but the revealed truth is more prosaic.
  浪漫主义者们或许会说他们在追寻完美的精神伴侣，但是所揭示的真实情况表明爱情其实更加实际。
• 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。