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单词 prosaic
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•sa•ic /proʊˈzeɪɪk/USA pronunciation  also proˈsa•i•cal, adj. 
  1. commonplace or dull;
    matter-of-fact;
    not imaginative:a prosaic mind.
pro•sa•ic•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•sa•ic  (prō zāik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. commonplace or dull;
    matter-of-fact or unimaginative:a prosaic mind.
  2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.
Also, pro•sai•cal. 
  • Late Latin prōsaicus. See prose, -ic 1650–60
pro•sai•cal•ly, adv. 
pro•saic•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prosaic /prəʊˈzeɪɪk/ adj
  1. lacking imagination
  2. having the characteristics of prose
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose

proˈsaically adv
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