English Dictionary

prosaic

IPA（発音記号）

/pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/

形容詞

話し言葉・書き言葉 比喩的用法 通常

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose. / (of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.

日本語の意味

散文に関する、または散文の特徴を持つ / （文章や話し方が）平易で、事実に即しており、詩的な感情や優雅さに欠ける

The critic dismissed the film's dialogue as prosaic, arguing that it lacked the lyrical nuance that might have elevated the story.

批評家はその映画の台詞を散文的だと切り捨て、それが物語を高めうる詩的なニュアンスに欠けていると論じた。

意味（1）

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.

意味（2）

(of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.

I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.

意味（3）

(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.

more prosaic （ comparative ）

most prosaic （ superlative ）