prosaic
adj
(a) uninspired; unimaginative 无灵感的; 无想像力的
a prosaic metaphor, style, writer 平庸的比喻、 风格、 作家
a prosaic description of the scene 枯燥无味的场景描写.
(b) dull and commonplace; unromantic 无聊的; 平凡的; 乏味的
her prosaic life as a housewife 她身为家庭妇女的平淡生活.
Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.