sprig的意思

sprig

英式音标[sprɪg]
美式英标[sprɪg]

基本解释

n. 小枝；图钉；年青人；子孙

vt. 用钉子钉上；用小树枝装饰；使蔓生

中文词源

sprig 小树枝

词源不确定，可能最终来自 PIE*sper,播撒，播种，词源同 spread,sprout.引申词义小树枝。

英文词源

sprig (n.): "shoot, twig or spray of a plant, shrub," c. 1400, probably related to Old English spræc "shoot, twig," of obscure origin.

实用例句

1. a sprig of holly: 冬青树枝

2. I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint.: 我用小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。

3. He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.: 他在钮孔上面插了一小枝丁香.

4. The next day there was a sprig drizzle.: 第二天,春雨竟滴滴淅淅地落着.

5. He wore a sprig of lilac in his buttonhole.: 他在他的钮扣上戴著一个紫丁香的小花枝.

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