ordinary and not showing any imagination 平庸的；没有诗意（或美感）的 a prosaic style 平淡的风格
Extra Examples‘Perhaps,’ he replied loftily, ‘you have too prosaic a mind?’ “也许，”他傲慢地回答，“你的头脑太平庸了？ Prosaic language can't capture or convey the experience. 平淡的语言无法捕捉或传达经历。 The final message is prosaic: practise as often as you can. 最后的信息是平淡无奇的:尽可能多地练习。 They exchanged a few very prosaic words. 他们交换了几句非常平淡的话。
not interesting or romantic 平淡的；乏味的；无聊的 the prosaic side of life 生活平淡的一面
Extra ExamplesSeafarers found it difficult to settle down to the more prosaic existence of life ashore. 水手们觉得很难安下心来在岸上过较为平淡的生活。 Daylight brought the prosaic world back again. 日光又把平淡的世界带回来了。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse)’, feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct’. Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th cent.