smattering是什么意思？

smattering

英[ˈsmætərɪŋ] 美[ˈsmætərɪŋ]

• n. 略懂，浅知；
• v. 充内行( smatter的现在分词 )；

例句

• a smattering of French 懂一点法文
• On his wanderings he's picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a smattering of Russian. 在流浪途中，他学会了西班牙语、意大利语、法语和一丁点儿俄语。
• He only has a smattering of French. 他只懂一点法语。
• I had acquired a smattering of Greek. 我学会了一丁点希腊语。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-SING
  一点点;少许
  A smattering of something is a very small amount of it.
  例句
  I had acquired a smattering of Greek. 我学会了一丁点希腊语。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  略懂,浅知
  a smattering of French 懂一点法文

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a small number or amount;
  "only a handful of responses were received"
  2. a slight or superficial understanding of a subject