sprig英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

— a sprig of laurel or of parsley
An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
A youth; a lad. derogatory,humorous,mildly,sometimes

— a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A house sparrow.

动词 v.

To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery. transitive
To nail the sole onto a shoe. transitive

词形变化

sprigs plural sprigs present,singular,third-person sprigging participle,present sprigged participle,past sprigged past

词汇关系

衍生词

spriggy spriglet sprigtail sprigger

词源

词源 1

From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).

词源 2

From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).