词族 · sprat
词形变化
中文词源
sprat 黍鲱
改写自 sprot,来自古英语 sprott,小鲱鱼，可能来自 PIE*sper,播洒，播种，展开，词源同 spark,spread.因这种小鲱鱼成群出现而得名。
英语词源
- 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.).
权威例句
- 1. Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.
- 抛出小鱼钓大鱼.
- 2. The competition and prize of a free car is a sprat to catch a mackerel.
- 举办竞赛并开出免费汽车的奖品不过是小钓饵.