sparsely

/ˈspɑɹsɫi/ adv B2

in a thinly scattered way

Word Origin From Latin spargere 'to scatter' — so sparse literally means 'scattered,' things spread thinly. That's why a sparse population is one where people are few and far between. The same root gives us disperse (scatter apart), aspersion (originally 'sprinkling,' now a damaging remark), and intersperse (scatter between). The PIE *spreg- meant 'to strew, scatter.'

adv in a thinly scattered way B2

The forest was sparsely populated, with only a few trees per acre.

(副词) 稀疏地;稀少地

这片森林人口稀少,每英亩只有几棵树。

(adverbio) escasamente; dispersamente; ralamente [de manera dispersa y escasa]

El bosque estaba escasamente poblado, con solo unos pocos árboles por acre.

(adverbe) de manière clairsemée; de façon éparse; peu densément [De manière dispersée, en petit nombre et avec de larges intervalles.]

La forêt était sparsely peuplée, avec seulement quelques arbres par hectare.

(Adverb) spärlich; dünn (verteilt) [auf eine Weise, die nur vereinzelt oder in geringer Dichte vorkommt]

Der Wald war **sparsely** bewachsen, mit nur wenigen Bäumen pro Hektar.

(副詞) まばらに

その森にはまばらにしか木が生えていなかった。

(advérbio) esparsamente; ralamente [de maneira esparsamente dispersa]

A floresta era pouco povoada, com apenas algumas árvores por acre.

adv In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.

Trees grew sparsely across the arid landscape.

(副词) 稀疏地;零星地;分散地

树木稀疏地生长在干旱的土地上。

(adverbio) escasamente; dispersamente; ralo; con poca densidad [De manera dispersa o escasa; ampliamente separado; tenuemente.]

Los árboles crecían dispersos por el paisaje árido.

(adverbe) de manière éparse; de manière clairsemée; çà et là; par-ci par-là [De manière dispersée, clairsemée ; en étant largement espacé, peu dense.]

Les arbres poussaient sparsely dans ce paysage aride et rocailleux.

(Adverb) spärlich; dünn; vereinzelt [In weit auseinanderliegenden Abständen; nicht dicht oder häufig verteilt.]

Die Häuser standen **sparsely** in der weiten Landschaft verstreut.

(副詞) まばらに;疎らに;広く散らばって。

木々が乾いた大地にまばらにしか生えていなかった。

(advérbio) esparsamente; dispersamente; espaçadamente; ralamente; esparsa [De maneira dispersa ou esparsa; amplamente separados; r finamente.]

As árvores cresciam esparsamente pela paisagem árida.

Word parts: sparse + ly

Common collocations

be verb populate verb in prep of prep furnish verb area subst with prep room subst furnished adj have verb to prep region subst

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