sparse
sparseadjective- thinly dispersed or scattered
稀疏的
areas of sparse population.
人口稀少的区域。
■austere; meager
简朴的
an elegantly sparse chamber.
一间布置简洁美观的房间。
派生sparselyadverbsparsenessnounsparsitynoun语源- early 18th cent. (used to descrbe writing in the sense 'widely spaced'): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere 'scatter'
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