seldom

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a. 不常的, 稀少的 adv. 很少, 不常

发音

US /ˈsɛldəm/
US /ˈsɛldəm/

词形变化

more seldom 比较级 seldomer 比较级 most seldom 最高级 seldomest 最高级 seldomer seldomest

别名

seldome

教材释义与例句

副词

很少，不常

very rarely or almost never

Karen had seldom seen him so angry.

卡伦很少见他这么生气过。

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Rare; infrequent.

    古体
adv. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Infrequently, rarely.

    很少

    伄𰁸

    好少

    They seldom come here now.

词汇关系

副词

同义词 1

rarely

相关短语

seldom or ever barking dogs seldom bite 刀子嘴豆腐心 opportunity seldom knocks twice a barking dog seldom bites

词源

From late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial datives such as whilom, from Old English seldan (“seldom”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē. Cognate with Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, German selten, Danish sjælden, Norwegian Bokmål sjelden, Norwegian Nynorsk sjeldan, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan. More at seld and selly.

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