prose

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n. 散文 v. 写散文 a. 散文的, 平凡的

发音

UK /ˈpɹəʊz/
US /ˈpɹoʊz/

词形变化

proses 复数 proses prosed proses 三单 prosing prosing 现在分词 prosed 过去式 prosed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

散文；单调

动词

把…写成散文

动词

写散文；乏味地讲话

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

    散文

    不可数

    Though known mostly for her prose, she also produced a small body of excellent poems.

  2. 2.

    Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.

    不可数 宗教
v.
  1. 1.

    To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

style genre

下位词 5

nonfiction euphuism interior monologue prose poem stream of consciousness

相关短语

prose poem n. 散文诗 prose poems Prose Edda purple prose 华丽辞藻 beige prose

词源

From Middle English prose, from Old French prose, from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) from the term prōsa ōrātiō (“a straightforward speech – i.e. without the ornaments of verse”). further etymology and related terms The term prōsa (“straightforward”), a colloquial form of prorsa (“straight forwards”), the feminine form prorsus (“straight forwards”), from Old Latin prōvorsus (“moving straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”), form of vertō (“to turn”). Compare verse.

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