单词 | prose |
释义 | prose (prōz) n. 1. Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure. 2. Commonplace expression or quality. 3. Roman Catholic Church A hymn of irregular meter sung before the Gospel. intr.v. prosed, pros·ing, pros·es 1. To write prose. 2. To speak or write in a dull, tiresome style. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prōsa (ōrātiō), straightforward (discourse), feminine of prōsus, alteration of prōrsus, from prōversus, past participle of prōvertere, to turn forward : prō-, forward; see PRO-1 + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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