having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
散文体的,散文语言的;缺乏诗意的,平淡无奇的
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prosaic language can't convey the experience .散文式的语言不足以表达这种经历。
commonplace; unromantic
平凡的;不浪漫的
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the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns .人们都太忙碌于平淡的日常事务。
"late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin