| 释义 |
scatteringly, adv.|ˈskætərɪŋlɪ|
[f. scattering ppl. a. + -ly2.]
In a scattering manner; so as to disperse in all directions; not compactly and in a body; irregularly; intermittently.
1570Foxe A. & M. (ed. 2) 250/1, I thought here good to packe them all in one general heape together, as I finde them in Malmesbery, and in other sondry autors scateryngly recited. 1597Gerarde Herbal i. ci. 163 The Humble Bee Orchis hath..leaues, which growe scatteringly about the stalke. 1652Heylyn Cosmogr. iv. 127 The Houses scatteringly built amongst Hills and Gardens. c1680Sir T. Browne Tracts 126 Some [Gradual Verses] are scatteringly to be found in Homer. 1746S. Simpson Agreeable Historian I. 300 This town..consists of one Street, lying scatteringly almost a Mile in Length. 1880W. G. T. Shedd Homiletics v. 118 Too many sermons are composed scatteringly all along through the week. |