As a count noun: a rare thing, a rarity; a rare example of something.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > rareness > something very rare (11) rare1566 As a count noun: a rare thing, a rarity; a rare example of something. rariety1566 = rarity, n. (chiefly in senses 2, 3, and 5). black swan?1570 Proverb. Something extremely rare (or non-existent); a rarity, rara avis. rarity1592 As a count noun: an unusual or uncommon thing or occurrence, esp. one valued for being so. hen's milk1601 As a type of something which is extremely rare, unattainable, or non-existent. Cf. hen's teeth, n., pigeon's milk, n. 1. Obsolete. white Negro1631 In similative use, as the type of something very rare. Cf. black swan, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. rara avis1651 Cf. rare bird n. at rare, adj.1 adv.1n. compounds 2. That which is seldom found, a rarity; an unusual, exceptional, or remarkable occurrence or thing. (one) in a million1685 (one) in a million: (one person, thing, etc.) out of a very great many; (a person or thing) that is very rare, unusual, or valuable. collector's or collectors' item1910 One who collects or gathers together; spec. one who gathers separate literary compositions, etc., into one book, a compiler (now rare or obsolete)… lightning in a bottle1941 lightning in a bottle: something exceedingly rare and remarkable. Originally and chiefly in to catch lightning in a bottle and variants: to… rare bird1962 = rara avis, n. 1a, 1b. |
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