prose
n[U]
written or spoken language that is not in verse form 散文(区别於韵文)
a page of well-written prose 一篇写得很好的散文
[attrib 作定语]
the great prose writers of the 19th century
19 世纪的伟大散文作家. Cf 参看 poetry1, verse.
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