
副词,意为"稀疏地;稀少地;零星地",用来描述某物分布不密集、数量少或间隔大的状态。
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The village is sparsely populated, with only a few houses scattered along the road.
这个村庄人烟稀少,只有几栋房子零星地分布在路边。
Despite being sparsely furnished, the apartment felt surprisingly warm and inviting thanks to the sunlight streaming through the large windows.
尽管公寓里陈设稀疏,但阳光透过大窗户洒进来,让人感到出奇的温暖和舒适。
sparsely 由形容词 sparse 加副词后缀 -ly 构成。sparse 源自拉丁语 sparsus,是动词 spargere(意为"散布、撒播")的过去分词形式。这个词在16世纪进入英语,最初用于描述物体散落分布的状态,后来逐渐扩展为形容数量稀少、密度低的含义。