sprat

• n. 鲱属小海鱼；瘦小个子；小人物
• n. (Sprat)人名；(英)斯普拉特

改写自 sprot,来自古英语 sprott,小鲱鱼，可能来自 PIE*sper,播洒，播种，展开，词源同 spark,spread.因这种小鲱鱼成群出现而得名。

sprat (n.)

small European herring, 1590s, variant of sprot (c. 1300), from Old English sprott "a small herring," according to Klein related to Dutch sprot and probably connected to sprout (v.).

1. Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel.

抛出小鱼钓大鱼.

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2. The competition and prize of a free car is a sprat to catch a mackerel.

举办竞赛并开出免费汽车的奖品不过是小钓饵.

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