| 单词 | seldom |
| 释义 | seldom (once / 151 pages) adv If you seldom see your grandmother because she lives far away, you might be grateful for the opportunity to visit her over the summer. Use the adjective seldom to refer to things that don't happen very often. A near synonym is rarely. Seldom is a Middle English word, from Old English seldum, a spelling alteration of seldan "strange, rare." In Old English, the spelling seldum came about by analogy with forms such as Old English hwilum "formerly, at one time," from hwil "time, while." WORD FAMILYseldom: seldoms USAGE EXAMPLESWe’re always hearing about “firestorms of protest,” but they seldom involve actual fire. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Klawans frequently held cash while the market was rising; the fund seldom lost money, but often lagged the market. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Nation states seldom openly claim credit for hacking. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) adv not often Syn|Ant rarely frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, ofttimes many times at short intervals |
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