without interest, imagination, and excitement乏味的;平淡无奇的;缺乏想象力的
If only she'd been called Camilla or Flavia instead of the prosaic Jane.要是她叫“卡米拉”或“弗拉维娅”而不是叫“简”这个平常的名字该多好。
He asked if I'd got my black eye in a fight - I told him the prosaic truth that I'd banged my head on a door.他问我眼睛是不是在打架时给打青的——我告诉他事情很简单,是头撞在门上弄的。