late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosastraightforward (discourse) (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th cent
英英釋義網絡釋義
noun
1.not fanciful or imaginative;
local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones
2.lacking wit or imagination;
a pedestrian movie plot
3.not challenging; dull and lacking excitement;
an unglamorous job greasing engines
-prosaic
1 . 平淡無奇
Only love , can be any one in prosaicform ., 只有愛 , 可以是任何一中平淡無奇的形式.
but amid all the celebration it is worth asking a prosaic question .但是,在慶祝之時,有必要問一個平常的問題。
+more prosaic
1 . 更廣義
as they fretted over Lehman's vast notional exposures in swaps , they may have taken their eye off the potential impact of its failure on more prosaic cash markets .當他們擔心雷曼大量可見的掉期業務時,他們也許忽視了雷曼破產對更廣義的現金市場的潛在影響。
+prosaic artistic
1 . 散文藝術
explanation on the prosaic artistic figures in zhuang tzu ., < 莊子 >散文藝術形象淺說.