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sparsely

UK //ˈspɑːsli//US //ˈspɑːrsli//

词源

源自中古英语 'sparse'(稀疏的),后者来自拉丁语 'sparsus'(分散的),是 'spargere'(撒播、散布)的过去分词。

adverb

❶ 稀疏地,稀少地。指事物分布或出现得很少,间隔较大,不密集。常用于描述人口、植被、装饰等分布情况。

“The village is sparsely populated, with only a few houses scattered across the hills.”

(这个村庄人口稀少,只有几栋房屋零星分布在山丘上。)

“The trees grew sparsely in the dry desert region.”

(在干燥的沙漠地区,树木生长得稀稀疏疏。)

同义词:thinly, scarcely, lightly

常见短语

sparsely populated — 人口稀少的,指某个地区居住的人很少,分布不密集。常用于描述乡村、偏远地区等。

“Northern Canada is a vast and sparsely populated region.”

(加拿大北部是一个幅员辽阔但人口稀少的地区。)