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.
中文解释
1、spars- + -e.
实用例句
1. He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair.
他50来岁，头发稀疏，身材矮胖。来自柯林斯例句
2. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
许多山坡都是石头地，植被稀疏。来自柯林斯例句
3. The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.
