prose
英 [prəʊz] 美 [proʊz]

n.

散文；单调，平凡；枯燥无味的话，无聊的议论；

vt.

用散文写，把…改写成散文；平淡无趣地写；啰啰唆唆地讲；

变形

复数：proses

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]散文 written or spoken language that is not in verse form

英英释义

prose[ prəuz ]

• n.
  • ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  • matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)～+名词

• prose writer散文作家

词组短语

prose poem n. 散文诗

descriptive prose描写性散文

同近义词辨析

article, paper, theme, composition, dissertation, essay, prose, thesis

这组词都有“文章”的意思，其区别是：

article多指在报刊、杂志上发表的非文艺性的文章，包括新闻报导、学术论文等。

paper正式用词，多指在学术刊物上发表或在学术会议上宣读的专题论文，也指高等学校的学期论文，或学校里的作文练习。

theme一般指大学或高中生作为作业所写的篇幅有限、较完整论述某个观点的文章。也可指作品或谈话的主要论题。

composition多指学校里老师给学生的作文练习。

dissertation书面语用词，指独立研究后所写的较为详细的专题文章；也可指学位论文。

essay指任何一种非小说性的，篇幅不长、结构简练的文章，如论说文、报道、评论、讽刺性杂文等。

prose专指散文。

thesis既可指毕业论文、学位论文，又可指一般的为阐述学术观点而写的论文。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. This is a verbal translation of the prose.
   这是那篇散文的逐字直译。
2. He has lately set forth a book on prose.
   他最近出版一本论散文的著作。

用作名词(n.)

1. His prose is written in elegant language.
   他的散文写得十分优雅。
2. I want to glance over one time this piece of prose.
   我想浏览一下这篇散文。

权威例句

The Organization of Prose and Its Effect On Memory
Prose recall and amnesia: implications for the structure of working memory.
The Organization of Prose and Its Effects on Memory by B. J. F. Meyer
In search of our mothers' gardens : womanist prose
On empirically validating functions of pictures in prose
On empirically validating functions of pictures in prose
Style in Fiction:A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose
Rating the importance of structural units of prose passages: A problem of metacognitive development.
Style in fiction : a linguistic introduction to English fictional prose = 小说文体论 : 英语小说的
Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: The PROSE Study Group