small brownish-gray bird (Passer domesticus), Old English spearwa, from Proto-Germanic *sparwan (cognates: Old Norse spörr, Old High German sparo, German Sperling, Gothic sparwa), from PIE *spor-wo-, from root *sper- (3), forming names of small birds (cognates: Cornish frau "crow;" Old Prussian spurglis "sparrow;" Greek spergoulos "small field bird," psar "starling"). In use, with qualifying words, of many small, sparrow-like birds. Sparrowfarts (1886) was Cheshire slang for "very early morning."
实用例句
1. Mr Sparrow has acted with commendable speed.
斯帕罗先生行动之快值得赞扬。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.
麻雀虽小,五脏俱全.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.