"sprinkle liquid in drops," 1520s, from Middle Dutch sprayen, from Proto-Germanic *sprewjan (cognates: German sprühen "to sparkle, drizzle," Spreu "chaff," literally "that which flies about"), from extended form of PIE root *sper- (4) "to sow, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Sprayed; spraying.
spray (n.1)
"small branch," mid-13c., of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Old English spr?c "shoot, twig" (see sprig), and compare Danish sprag in same sense.
spray (n.2)
"water blown by waves," 1620s, from spray (v.).
例文
1. The walls have been horribly vandalized with spray paint.
壁はスプレー塗装でめちゃくちゃに塗られている。
2.The walls had been horribly vandalized with spray paint.
壁はスプレー塗装でめちゃくちゃにスプレーされている。
3.The lotion is disppensed by a handy pump action spray .
ローションは、使い勝手の良い押圧式石鹸液器で提供されています。
4.The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall.