prose
noun/prəʊz/
/prəʊz/
[uncountable]- writing that is not poetry
散文 - the author’s clear elegant prose (= style of writing)
作者清雅的散文 - I plan out an essay in note form before writing it up in continuous prose.
我先大致写个文章的大纲，再以散文的形式写出来。 - a passage in prose
以散文的形式写的一段文章
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- lucid
- plain
- …
- piece
- write
- write in
- craft
- …
- works
- writing
- writer
- …
- in prose
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) ‘straightforward (discourse)’, feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct’. - the author’s clear elegant prose (= style of writing)