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rarity

英 ['reərɪtɪ] 美 ['rɛrəti]

n. 罕见；珍贵；珍品（需用复数）；稀薄

中文词源

rarity 珍品

来自 rare,罕见的。

英文词源

rarity (n.): early 15c., "thinness;" 1550s, "fewness," from Middle French rarité or directly from Latin raritas "thinness, looseness of texture; fewness," from rarus (see rare (adj.1)). Sense of "a rare thing or event" is from 1590s.

双语例句

1. Sontag has always been that rarity, a glamorous intellectual.: 桑塔格一直是那种兼具美貌与智慧的人中龙凤。

2. It was a real prize due to its rarity and good condition.: 因为稀有并且品相完好，它价值连城。

3. Flowering plants were making their first appearance, but were still a rarity.: 显花植物开始出现了，但仍然很少。

4. This indicates the rarity of such attacks.: 这显示出这种疾病发作的罕见性。

5. Motorized wheelchairs are a rarity here.: 电动轮椅在这里很罕见。