来自拉丁语 sparse,散开的，播洒的，来自 spargere,散开，播种，来自 PIE*sperg,播，洒，溅， 来自 PIE*sper,播，洒，词源同 sprinkle,spread,intersperse.引申词义稀少的，稀疏的等。

1. He was a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair.

他50来岁，头发稀疏，身材矮胖。

2. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.

许多山坡都是石头地，植被稀疏。

3. The sparse line of spectators noticed nothing unusual.

那一排稀稀落落的观众没留意到任何不寻常之处。

4. Traffic was sparse on the highway.

公路上车流稀少。

5. the sparse population of the islands

那些岛上零星的人口