rarity

英 [ˈreərəti]

美 [ˈrerəti]

n.  珍品; 稀有物; 稀有; 罕见

复数：rarities　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9964 / COCA.12100

牛津词典

noun

• 珍品；稀有物
  a person or thing that is unusual and is therefore often valuable or interesting
  1. Women are still something of a rarity in senior positions in business.
     在商界位居高职的妇女仍然十分罕见。
  2. His collection of plants contains many rarities.
     他收藏的植物包括许多稀有品种。
• 稀有；罕见
  the quality of being rare
  1. The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
     古董的价值依它们的保存状况和稀有程度而定。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 罕见的人（或物）；奇物;珍品
  If someone or something is ararity, they are interesting or valuable because they are so unusual.
  1. Motorized wheelchairs are a rarity here...
     电动轮椅在这里很罕见。
  2. He was a rarity among Wall Street lawyers...
     他在华尔街的律师当中是个奇人。
  3. 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。
  4. Other rarities include an interview with Presley.
     其他的稀罕事包括对普雷斯利的采访。
• N-UNCOUNT 稀有;罕见
  Therarityof something is the fact that it is very uncommon.
  1. This indicates the rarity of such attacks...
     这显示出这种疾病发作的罕见性。
  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. 'Its rarity value is high,' Gibson announced gravely.
     “它极为稀罕，”吉布森严肃地宣布。

英英释义

noun

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
  Synonym:curiocuriosityoddityoddmentpeculiarity
• a rarified quality
  1. the tenuity of the upper atmosphere
  Synonym:tenuitylow density
• noteworthy scarcity
  Synonym:rarenessinfrequency

双语例句

• This blandness masks the rarity of her brain.
  这份温和淡定掩饰了她罕见的智慧。
• Diamonds are valuable because of their rarity.
  钻石因稀有而珍贵。
• Its rarity makes this species of significance in studies of the biology, metabolism and floristic characteristics of saprophytes.
  本种为稀有植物，对了解腐生植物的生物学特徵、谢方式、物区系等都具有研究价值。
• Large-scale exercises are a rarity for the conscript army, which in any case is heavily committed in Chechnya.
  大规模军事演习对这个征召军队来说是稀罕物，而无论如何车臣都是沉重负担。
• You are priceless in your rarity and uniqueness.
  你的稀有和独特是无价的。
• 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。
• There is rarity, in the world& Shakespeare's talent, Napoleon's generalship and Newton's gift.
  象莎士比亚那样的文才，拿破仑那样将略和牛顿那样的天赋是世界所罕见的。
• Ancient literature is a rarity in the history of our literature development.
  古代文学是我国文学发展史上的瑰宝。
• Or the rarity of his wartime illnesses, limited to a mild bout of smallpox which killed his valet?
  如何解释战争期间，除了出过一次温和的天花外，他极少生病？而那次天花，要了身边男仆的命。
• Maybe some people have not heard of this rarity?
  有人也许没听说这稀罕物儿吧？