sprinkling

/ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspriŋ-kliŋ/ (ame, mw)

sprinkling — noun

  • sprinklingsingular
  • sprinklingsplural

1. a small quantity of something that is spread over a surface or scattered among o

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small quantity of something that is spread over a surface or scattered among other things — for example, a sprinkling of sugar on a cake, or a sprinkling of familiar faces in a crowd

例句

Mei-Lin added a sprinkling of cinnamon on top of her latte before serving it.

a sprinkling of [substance] on top of [something]

Only a sprinkling of guests had arrived at the gallery opening before seven o'clock.

a sprinkling of [people] — a small number

同義詞
  • handful

    emphasises a very small number, usually of countable things (a handful of people), less precise about scattering

  • scattering

    very close in meaning but more explicitly suggests things spread out randomly over an area

  • dash

    used for small amounts of liquid or powdered ingredients in cooking (a dash of milk), more informal

  • sprinkle

    the more common verb form; the noun 'sprinkling' is less frequent and more specific to the result of scattering

反義詞
  • abundance

    a large quantity, opposite in scale

  • flood

    a very large number overwhelming the space, opposite in both quantity and impact

文法句型

a sprinkling of + [count/uncount noun]

用法筆記

Usually used in the singular form 'a sprinkling of + noun'. The noun that follows can be a substance (sugar, salt, snow) or a group of people or things (guests, stars, errors).

常見錯誤

❌There were sprinkling of people at the park.
✅There was a sprinkling of people at the park.
💡'sprinkling' always takes the singular article 'a' even when followed by a plural noun.
❌She put sprinkling salt on the fish.
✅She put a sprinkling of salt on the fish.
💡The preposition 'of' is required between 'sprinkling' and the noun.