词族 · rarity
词形变化
中文词源
rarity 珍品
来自 rare,罕见的。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 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。