scattered

scattered — 形容詞

1. positioned far apart from each other across an area, or happening at different t

1.形容詞C2
釋義

零散；分散

散佈各處或零星發生的

positioned far apart from each other across an area, or happening at different times with noticeable gaps in between

例句

Eitan lives in a region of scattered villages separated by thick forests.

Eitan 居住在一個村莊零散分佈的地區，彼此相隔濃密的森林。

attributive use before noun: scattered villages

Roya noticed scattered papers all over the floor of the empty office.

Roya 注意到空辦公室的地板上散落著文件。

attributive use: scattered papers

同義詞
  • spread out

    more informal and general; suggests things placed at a distance from each other

  • dispersed

    stronger emphasis on the action of separating; often used for groups of people or animals

  • sparse

    focuses on low density rather than the arrangement; fewer things present overall

反義詞
  • concentrated

    things gathered closely together in one place

  • dense

    many things close together with little space between them

  • continuous

    without gaps in time or space

文法句型

scattered + prepositional phrase

scattered + across/throughout/over + noun phrase

用法筆記

Commonly used with prepositions like 'across', 'throughout', and 'over' to describe the area or time range. The temporal sense (e.g. 'scattered applause', 'scattered showers') describes things that happen at irregular intervals rather than continuously.

常見錯誤

❌There were scatter clouds in the sky.
✅There were scattered clouds in the sky.
💡'scattered' is the adjective form; 'scatter' is the verb form and cannot modify a noun.
❌The towns are scatter throughout the valley.
✅The towns are scattered throughout the valley.
💡the adjective form must be used after the verb 'be'.