sparely
sparely — 副詞
1. with very little detail or decoration; in a simple, almost bare way
簡約地
沒有多餘裝飾或細節的方式
with very little detail or decoration; in a simple, almost bare way
Sumin furnished her apartment sparely, with only a bed and a desk.
Sumin 簡單地布置了她的公寓，只有一張床和一張書桌。
collocation: furnished sparely
The room was sparely decorated — white walls and a single wooden chair.
房間布置得很簡約——白牆和一把木椅。
Mateo writes sparely — his emails are never more than three lines long.
Mateo 寫得很簡潔——他的電子郵件從不超過三行。
The stage was set sparely for the play, with just three stools and a lamp.
舞台布置得很簡單，只有三張凳子和一盞燈。
Amani's incident report was sparely worded — three short paragraphs — but covered every key detail.
Amani 的事故報告用字精簡——只有三個短段落——但涵蓋了每個關鍵細節。
- ornately
with lots of decoration
- elaborately
with many complex details
用法筆記
Typically describes how something is written, decorated, or arranged. Do not confuse with 'sparingly', which means using only a small amount of something (e.g. 'eat sparingly').
常見錯誤
2. with a tall, lean build; having little flesh on a long frame
瘦長地
身材高而瘦的樣子
with a tall, lean build; having little flesh on a long frame
Lotte was built sparely — tall and narrow, with long arms and legs.
Lotte 身材瘦長——高大而窄，手長腳長。
collocation: built sparely
The greyhound was sparely built — all bone and muscle — yet it shot across the track in seconds.
那隻灰獵犬體型瘦長——全身都是骨頭和肌肉——卻在幾秒內衝過跑道。
collocation: sparely built
The stray cat was sparely formed, with a long narrow body and surprisingly long legs.
那隻流浪貓體型瘦長，身體窄長，腿出奇地長。
The old carpenter was sparely built, with wrists like twigs, but his grip could still crush a walnut.
那位老木匠身材瘦長，手腕細如樹枝，但握力仍能捏碎核桃。
Rohan was sparely built, and when he stood in the doorway his tall shadow stretched across the wooden floor.
Rohan 身材瘦長，站在門口時，他高大的影子橫跨在木地板上。
用法筆記
Always used to describe a person's or animal's body. The subject is nearly always a living being.