| 单词 |
prosaically |
| 释义 |
proˈsaically, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a prosaic manner.
a1834Coleridge Let. to Pickering (Kerslake's Catal. June 1879), Sir Walter Scott, tho' a poet,..manages these matters somewhat more prosaically—i.e. with more sense and discretion. 1839Hallam Hist. Lit. II. v. §6. 255 La Balia [of Tansillo]..contains good advice to mothers..very prosaically delivered. 1885Bookseller 5 Mar. 241/2 The violin..may be prosaically described as ‘a hollow box 13 inches long by 8½ wide, and weighing about 8½ ounces’. |

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