sprat
英 [spr?t]
美
- n. 鯡屬小海魚；瘦小個子；小人物
- n. (Sprat)人名；(英)斯普拉特
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?sprats;
中文詞源
sprat 黍鯡
改寫自 sprot,來自古英語 sprott,小鯡魚，可能來自 PIE*sper,播灑，播種，展開，詞源同 spark,spread.因這種小鯡魚成群出現而得名。
英文詞源
- sprat (n.)
- small European herring, 1590s, variant of sprot (c. 1300), from Old English sprott "a small herring," according to Klein related to Dutch sprot and probably connected to sprout (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.
- 拋出小魚釣大魚.
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- 2. The competition and prize of a free car is a sprat to catch a mackerel.
- 舉辦競賽并開出免費汽車的獎品不過是小釣餌.
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