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- a small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a bush or plant（带叶或花的）小枝：
a sprig of holly.
一根冬青枝。
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- a descendant or younger member of a family or social class子孙; 后辈; 晚辈：
a sprig of the French nobility.
一法国贵族的后裔。
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- archaic, chiefly derogatory a young man〈古, 主贬〉年轻人, 小青年。
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- a small moulded decoration applied to a piece of pottery before firing（烧窑前刻在陶胚上的）小型模印浮雕装饰。
- decorate (pottery) with small, separately moulded designs用模印浮雕装饰（陶器）。
派生词
spriggy
adjective词源
Middle English: from or related to Low German sprick.