prose
[prəʊz]
n
spoken or written language as in ordinary usage, distinguished from poetry by its lack of a marked metrical structure
a passage set for translation into a foreign language
commonplace or dull discourse, expression, etc
a hymn recited or sung after the gradual at Mass
written in prose
matter-of-fact
vb
to write or say (something) in prose
to speak or write in a tedious style
现代英汉综合大辞典
柯林斯
