| 释义 |
prose /prōz/ noun- Ordinary spoken and written language with words in direct straightforward arrangement without metrical structure
- All writings not in verse
- A passage of prose for translation from or, usu, into a foreign language, as an exercise
- A composition in prose (obsolete, except as an exercise in Latin or Greek)
- A narrative (obsolete)
- A piece of dull, tedious speaking or writing
- A familiar, gossipy talk (informal; esp formerly)
- (something having) prosaic character
- A prosy talker
adjective- Of or in prose
- Not poetical
- Plain
- Dull
intransitive verb- To write prose
- To speak or write tediously
transitive verb- To compose in prose
- To turn into prose
ORIGIN: Fr, from L prōsa, from prorsus straightforward, from prō forward, and vertere, versum to turn prosateur /prō-za-tœr/ noun (Fr) a prose-writer prōˈser noun prōˈsify transitive verb - To make (something) prosaic
- To turn (something) into prose
intransitive verb To write prose prōˈsily adverb prōˈsiness noun prōˈsing noun Speaking or writing in a dull or prosy way prōˈsy adjective - Dull, tedious, humdrum
- Addicted to prosing
proseˈ-man (Pope) or proseˈman noun A writer of prose prose poem noun A prose work or passage having some of the characteristics of poetry proseˈ-writer noun |