scatter

• vi. 散らばる、ばらまく。
• vt. 散らばる；散らばる；散らかす
• n. 散らばる；散らばる

おそらく最終的にはPIE*sek（切り刻む、切る、皮をむく）に由来し、語源的にはsegment（分割する、解剖する）と同じである。

scatter

scatter: [13] Scatter originally meant ‘squander’, and appears to have started life as an alteration of shatter. It first appears in northern and Scottish texts, and so the change from /sh/ to /sk/ is probably due to Norse influence. The origins of shatter [12] itself are not known.
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scatter (v.)

mid-12c. (transitive), possibly a northern English variant of Middle English schateren (see shatter), reflecting Norse influence. Intransitive sense from early 15c. Related: Scattered; scattering. As a noun from 1640s.

1. Scatter the tomato over，then dress the salad.

トマトを散らしてのせ、サラダにドレッシングをかける。

2. Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.

草の種を芝生に撒く。

3.When the tree falls，the monkeys scatter .

「木に逆さになってサルが散らばる.」

4.Don 't scatter garbage all over the place.

果皮紙くずをポイ捨てしないでください。

5.The white clouds mass and scatter .

白雲舒巻.