sprat

• n. 鯡屬小海魚；瘦小個子；小人物
• n. (Sprat)人名；(英)斯普拉特

改寫自 sprot,來自古英語 sprott,小鯡魚，可能來自 PIE*sper,播灑，播種，展開，詞源同 spark,spread.因這種小鯡魚成群出現而得名。

sprat (n.)

small European herring, 1590s, variant of sprot (c. 1300), from Old English sprott "a small herring," according to Klein related to Dutch sprot and probably connected to sprout (v.).

1. Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.

拋出小魚釣大魚.

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2. The competition and prize of a free car is a sprat to catch a mackerel.

舉辦競賽並開出免費汽車的獎品不過是小釣餌.

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