词根：spers(spars) = to sprinke, to strew, to scatter 散, 撒

  来源于拉丁语的词根spargere 意为 to sprinkle,to strew。spars 是其变形。

同源词：

1. aspersion（向某人散播 a<ad(=to) + spers (=strew) ）
  n.洒圣水；诽谤，中伤
  asperse v.洒圣水；诽谤，中伤
  The movie star's autobiography cast aspersions on every director she'd worked with. 那个电影演员在自传里诽谤了所有与她合作过的导演。

2. disperse（分别散播 di<dis(=away,apart) + spers(=strew)）
  vt.驱散，使散开
  dispersal n.散布，分散；解散
  dispersion n.散布；分散
  The crowd of protesters dispersed when the police arrived. 警察一到，示威者们就散开了。

3. sparse（spars 散，-e 后缀；散-->散开-->稀疏）
  adj.稀少的，稀疏的 *spars<spers(=strew)）
  sparsity n.（见上，-ity 名词后缀）稀少，稀疏
  sparse population 稀少的人口
  sparse beard 稀疏的胡须

4. intersperse（在...中间，spers 散；“撒在中间”）
  v.散布，散置，点缀
  interspersion n.（见上，-ion 名词后缀）散布，散置，点缀

词根词缀：arena, areni-

【来源及含义】Latin: harena; sand, sandy place, sea-shore; place of combat [literally, "place strewn with sand"]

【相关词根词缀】Other related "sand" units: amatho-; ammo-; silico-; thino-.

【同源单词】arena, arenaceous, arenarious, arenicole, arenicolite, arenicolous

词根词缀：-sperse, -spersed, -spersing, -spersion; spars-; -spargic

【来源及含义】Latin: to scatter, to strew or to spread here and there, to sprinkle

【同源单词】aquaspargic, asperse, aspersion, disperse, dispersion, insperse

词根词缀：stratio-, strati-, strato-, strat-, -stratus

【来源及含义】Latin: horizontal layer; "stretched, spread out"; layer, cloud layer; to strew

【同源单词】altostratus cloud, consternation, geological column, geological section, prostrate, prostration