smattering
/ˈsmætərɪŋ/(亦作smatter)
noun
1- a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject（对某种语言或学科的）肤浅知识, 略知, 浅知：
Edward had only a smattering of Welsh.
爱德华对威尔士语只略知一二。
1.1
- a small amount of something少数, 些许：
a smattering of snow.
零星小雪。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from smatter 'talk ignorantly, prate' (surviving in Scots), of unknown origin.