If something is prosaic, it is ordinary and a bit dull — no spark, no poetry in it. A prosaic job might be filling in forms. A prosaic explanation is clear but lifeless.

If something is prosaic如果某件事是prosaic（平淡乏味的） it is ordinary and a bit dull就是平凡、有點無趣 no spark, no poetry in it沒有火花，也沒有詩意 A prosaic job一份prosaic的工作 might be filling in forms可能就是填表格 A prosaic explanation一個prosaic的解釋 is clear but lifeless清楚但死氣沉沉

The word is not a shout of insult; it quietly says “this is plain, and a little boring.” You meet it in books and careful speech more than in chat.

The word這個字 is not a shout of insult不是罵人的話 it quietly says它只是靜靜地說 "this is plain, and a little boring."「這很普通，也有點無聊」 in books and careful speech在書本和講究的談話裡 more than in chat比起聊天 you meet it你更常遇到它

Though actually, it started as a word about writing. Prosaic first meant “in prose,” not in verse — straightforward language, as opposed to a poem.

Though actually不過其實 it started as a word about writing它一開始是個跟寫作有關的字 Prosaic first meantProsaic最初的意思是 "in prose,"「散文的」 not in verse不是韻文 straightforward language就是直白的語言 as opposed to a poem相對於詩而言

Over time the “not a poem” meaning slid into “not interesting.” Today almost nobody uses prosaic to mean “written in prose.” They use it to mean everyday and unimaginative. That slide is the messy truth: a word about a kind of writing became a word about a kind of feeling.

Over time隨著時間 the "not a poem" meaning「不是詩」的意思 slid into "not interesting."慢慢變成了「不有趣」 Today almost nobody現在幾乎沒有人 uses prosaic to mean用prosaic來表示 "written in prose."「用散文寫的」 They use it to mean他們用它來表示 everyday and unimaginative平凡、沒有想像力 That slide is the messy truth這樣的轉變就是那個有點亂的事實 a word about a kind of writing一個關於某種寫作的字 became a word about a kind of feeling變成了一個關於某種感覺的字