Sprite
英 [spraɪt]
美 [spraɪt]
- n. 妖精，精灵；鬼怪；调皮鬼
星级词汇:
记忆方法
1. spirit => sprite.
2. “雪碧”一词，音译自英语Sprite，原意为妖怪、精灵。作为一种饮料，把它译为“雪碧”可谓是煞费苦心。雪，有寒意,符合汽水的清凉口感；碧，清澈碧绿，契合瓶身外包装颜色，既符合中国消费者的认知，又巩固了品牌形象。
2. “雪碧”一词，音译自英语Sprite，原意为妖怪、精灵。作为一种饮料，把它译为“雪碧”可谓是煞费苦心。雪，有寒意,符合汽水的清凉口感；碧，清澈碧绿，契合瓶身外包装颜色，既符合中国消费者的认知，又巩固了品牌形象。
中文词源
sprite 小仙子，小精灵
来自古法语 esprit,精灵，仙子，词源同 spirit,精灵，仙子。
英语词源
- sprite (n.)
- c. 1300, "Holy Ghost," from Old French esprit "spirit," from Latin spiritus (see spirit (n.)). From mid-14c. as "immaterial being; angel, demon, elf, fairy; apparition, ghost."
权威例句
- 1. He produced the accustomed sprite , giving her sally for sally.
- 他耍弄常用的小聪明,对她说了一个笑话又一个笑话.
- 2. Then I'll have a 7 Up or Sprite.
- 那我要七喜或雪碧.
- 3. The sprite immmediately went out to spoil all the king's traps.
- 妖怪立刻去捣毁国王所有的陷阱.
- 4. Sometimes this beautiful girl can is a disheveled little sprite.
- 有时这个漂亮的姑娘会是个衣冠不整的调皮捣蛋的小家伙.
- 5. The little girl is so lovely that I call her a sprite.
- 这个小女孩太可爱了,我把她叫做小精灵.