smattering

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsmæ.təɹ.ɪŋ/    美 /ˈsmætɚɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shallow or superficial knowledge of a subject.
    — She knows a smattering of Greek, but not enough to carry on a conversation.
  2. A small amount or number of something.
    — There’s only a smattering of people who oppose the first amendment.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of smatter form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

smatterings plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English smatter
English -ing
English smattering
From smatter + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English smateringe, smattrynge, equivalent to smatter + -ing.
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