• n. 小枝；圖釘；年青人；子孫
• vt. 用釘子釘上；用小樹枝裝飾；使蔓生

詞源不確定，可能最終來自 PIE*sper,播撒，播種，詞源同 spread,sprout.引申詞義小樹枝。

sprig (n.)

"shoot, twig or spray of a plant, shrub," c. 1400, probably related to Old English spr?c "shoot, twig," of obscure origin.

1. a sprig of holly

冬青樹枝

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint.

我用小薄荷枝裝點(diǎn)水果色拉。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. He wore a sprig of lilac in his button hole.

他在鈕孔上面插了一小枝丁香.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. The next day there was a sprig drizzle.

第二天,春雨竟滴滴淅淅地落著.

來自漢英文學(xué) - 中國(guó)現(xiàn)代小說

5. He wore a sprig of lilac in his buttonhole.

他在他的鈕扣上戴著一個(gè)紫丁香的小花枝.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)