thinly dispersed or scattered
稀少的,稀疏的
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areas of sparse population. 人口稀少的区域。
 
austere; meager
简朴的
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an elegantly sparse chamber. 一间布置简洁美观的房间。
 
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sparseadj.稀少的;稀疏的;简朴的
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spareadj.多余的;瘦削的;简洁;暂时空闲的
 
"early 18th cent. (used to descrbe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced’):  from Latin 

