smattering

英 [ˈsmætərɪŋ]

美 [ˈsmætərɪŋ]

n.  (尤指对语言)略知，浅知

复数：smatterings　

GRE

BNC.21618 / COCA.17275

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指对语言）略知，浅知
  a small amount of sth, especially knowledge of a language
  1. He only has a smattering of French.
     他只懂一点法语。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 一点点;少许
  A smattering ofsomething is a very small amount of it.
  1. I had acquired a smattering of Greek.
     我学会了一丁点希腊语。

英英释义

noun

• a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
• a small number or amount
  1. only a handful of responses were received
  Synonym:handful

双语例句

• She speaks fluent French and has a basic smattering of German.
  她的法语说得很流利，德语也略知一二。
• His intention was to create a very Chinese album with a smattering of traditional sounds that has international market appeal.
  他试着加入少量让国际市场感兴趣的传统声音，力图创造一张非常中国化的专辑。
• Salespeople, security guards and the small smattering of residents say almost all of the accommodation is empty.
  销售人员、保安和极少数住在这里的居民说，几乎所有房屋都没有人住。
• We need a smattering of visionaries to advance industry, even if so many of their inventions and plots turn to dust.
  我们需要有一些有远见的人，才能推动产业进步，尽管他们的许多发明和策划最终归于尘土。
• I know a smattering of portuguese.
  我略微懂点葡萄牙语。
• Must not choose the course of one table, after be satisfied with a smattering of a subject, earnest ground says to me: Waste is disgraceful behavior.
  不许点了一桌子的菜，浅尝辄止后，严厉地对我说：浪费是可耻的行为。
• Orix, a financial services company, is poised to become the first Japanese company to issue so-called "dim sum" bonds in Hong Kong, adding to the smattering of foreign banks and companies tapping the nascent renminbi market.
  金融服务公司欧力士（orix）将成为首家在香港发行所谓的“点心债券”的日本公司，由此成为涉足新生人民币市场的少数外国银行和公司之一。
• He expects a smattering of foreigners and Britons to attend.
  他预计少数外国人和英国人可能会加入。
• I only have a smattering of English.
  对英语我只懂一点皮毛。
• In contrast, a conceited person, while having a smattering of knowledge, shows it off and rest on what he has achieved.
  相反，骄傲自满的人一知半解，却大肆炫耀，满足于已取得的成就。