Word · Frequency #18460
sparsely
/spɑːslɪ/
adverb
稀疏地；稀少地；零散地
核心释义
in a sparse manner
- 1.
稀疏地；分散地；间隔大地。
In a scattered or sparse manner; widely apart; thinly.
稀疏地；分散地；间隔大地。；稀疏地; 稀少地; 不足地; 贫乏地
用法In use
The remote village is sparsely populated, so you will see few houses.
用法提示：这里的sparsely修饰形容词populated，表示人口分布稀疏。
His office was sparsely furnished, with just a desk and one chair.
用法提示：这里的sparsely修饰动词furnished，表示家具摆放稀少。
The instructions were sparsely written and left many questions unanswered.
用法提示：这里的sparsely修饰动词written，表示内容写得稀少、不足。
be sparsely + past participle
sparsely 常与过去分词搭配，表示密度或数量很低。
The region is sparsely populated.
该地区人口稀少。
sparsely + past participle + noun
作定语时，sparsely 修饰后面的过去分词，整个分词短语再修饰名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sparsely populated
- 人口稀少的；人烟稀少的
- The region is sparsely populated, with only a few villages.该地区人口稀少，只有几个村庄。
- sparsely furnished
- 家具稀少的；布置简陋的
- Her apartment was sparsely furnished, just a bed and a table.她的公寓布置简陋，只有一张床和一张桌子。
- sparsely vegetated
- 植被稀疏的
- The mountain slopes are sparsely vegetated due to the dry climate.由于气候干燥，山坡上植被稀疏。
- sparsely attended
- 出席人数寥寥的；参加人数稀少的
- The lecture was sparsely attended, so the organizers were disappointed.讲座听众寥寥，组织者很失望。
- sparsely wooded
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
sparsely 里藏着 sparse（稀疏），当作副词就是“稀疏地、稀少地”，联想“人烟稀少的地方房屋稀疏地分布”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术或新闻报道、地理与人口描述 sparsely 是中性副词，多用于书面语和正式语境，通常描述人口、植被或资源等分布稀疏或不足；日常口语中较少单独使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 sparsely 完全押韵的常见词是 parsley /ˈpɑːsli/。sparse、coarsely、scarcely、parse 都是有用的拼写对照词，但发音不同：sparse 缺少末尾的 /li/；coarsely 的元音是 /ɔː/ 而非 /ɑː/；scarcely 的元音是 /eə/ 而非 /ɑː/；parse 读 /pɑːz/，末音是 /z/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.