The adverb of 'sparse' — it tells you HOW something is spread or filled, and the answer is: thinly, with big gaps. You attach it to a verb or to a past participle.

The adverb of 'sparse'是sparse的副詞——it告訴你 tells you HOW something is spread or filled某個東西是怎麼被分布或填滿的，and the answer is而答案是：thinly, with big gaps稀疏地，帶有很大的空隙。You attach it你會把它接 to a verb or to a past participle在動詞或過去分詞前面。

The most common partner by far is 'populated': a sparsely populated area is one where few people live and they live far from each other. After that, 'sparsely furnished' (a room with almost nothing in it), 'sparsely attended' (few people came), 'sparsely wooded' (a few trees here and there).

The most common partner by far目前為止最常見的搭配 is是 'populated'populated：a sparsely populated areasparsely populated area（人口稀少的地區） is one指的是 where few people live住的人很少的地方 and they live far from each other而且彼此住得很遠。After that再來還有，'sparsely furnished'sparsely furnished (a room with almost nothing in it)（家具很少的房間，幾乎什麼都沒有）, 'sparsely attended'sparsely attended (few people came)（來的人很少）, 'sparsely wooded'sparsely wooded (a few trees here and there)（樹木稀疏，這裡一棵那裡一棵）。

Notice the pattern — 'sparsely' almost always comes right before a word ending in -ed that describes a state. That is where you will meet it, and that is the safest way to use it.

Notice the pattern注意這個規律——'sparsely'sparsely almost always comes right before幾乎都是緊接在 a word ending in -ed一個以-ed結尾的字前面 that describes a state用來描述某種狀態的。That is where you will meet it那就是你會遇到它的地方，and that is the safest way to use it也是最保險的用法。

Like 'sparse', it belongs to written and formal English. A friend telling you about a trip would say 'hardly anyone lives there'; a textbook would say 'the region is sparsely populated'.

Like 'sparse'跟sparse一樣，it它 belongs to written and formal English屬於書面、正式的英文。A friend telling you about a trip朋友跟你聊起一趟旅行時 would say會說 'hardly anyone lives there'「hardly anyone lives there（幾乎沒人住那裡）」；a textbook教科書 would say則會寫 'the region is sparsely populated'「the region is sparsely populated（這地區人口稀少）」。