| 单词 | prose |
| 释义 | prose —proselike, adj. /prohz/, n., adj., v., prosed, prosing. n. 1. the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse. 2. matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc. 3. Liturgy. a hymn sung after the gradual, originating from a practice of setting words to the jubilatio of the alleluia. adj. 4. of, in, or pertaining to prose. 5. commonplace; dull; prosaic. v.t. 6. to turn into or express in prose. v.i. 7. to write or talk in a dull, matter-of-fact manner. [1300-50; ME < MF < L prosa (oratio) lit., straightforward (speech), fem. of prosus, for prorsus, contr. of proversus, ptp. of provertere to turn forward, equiv. to pro- PRO-1 + vertere to turn] |
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