sparse

• adj. 稀疏的；稀少的

來自拉丁語 sparse,散開的，播灑的，來自 spargere,散開，播種，來自 PIE*sperg,播，灑，濺， 來自 PIE*sper,播，灑，詞源同 sprinkle,spread,intersperse.引申詞義稀少的，稀疏的等。

sparse

sparse: see spread

sparse (adj.)

1727, from Latin sparsus "scattered," past participle of spargere "to scatter, spread," from PIE root *(s)preg- (2) "to jerk, scatter" (cognates: Sanskrit parjanya- "rain, rain god," Avestan fra-sparega "branch, twig," literally "that which is jerked off a tree," Old Norse freknur "freckles," Swedish dialectal sprygg "brisk, active," Lithuanian sprogti "shoot, bud," Old Irish arg "a drop"). The word is found earlier in English as a verb, "to scatter abroad" (16c.). Related: Sparsely; sparseness.

1. He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair.

他50來歲，頭發稀疏，身材矮胖。

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2. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.

許多山坡都是石頭地，植被稀疏。

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3. The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.

那一排稀稀落落的觀眾沒留意到任何不尋常之處。

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4. Traffic was sparse on the highway.

公路上車流稀少。

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5. the sparse population of the islands

那些島上零星的人口

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