英语词汇“infrequent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

infrequent

/ɪnˈfriːkw(ə)nt

adjective

Not occurring often; rare: her visits were so infrequent...

Rainfall is infrequent and irregular, falling mainly in winter.
Firstly, I need to hope that you, my readers, prefer infrequent posts to hourly updates.
She had not spoken to her parents in years and contact with her sisters was sporadic and infrequent.

Synonyms

rare, uncommon, unusual, exceptional, few and far between, few, like gold dust, as scarce as hens' teeth;

unaccustomed, unwonted;

isolated, scarce, thin on the ground, scattered;

sporadic, irregular, intermittent, fitful;

British out of the common;

North American sometime

informal once in a blue moon

dated seldom

Derivatives

infrequency

/ɪnˈfriːkw(ə)nsi

/ noun ...

Despite the relative infrequency of infractions on campus, the university community has continued to try and educate students about the issues surrounding academic offenses.
Anyway, I feel like I've started every single one of my recent entries by remarking on the infrequency of my recent entries, so I'm going to stop now.
The statutory half-fare bus pass has not been welcomed by many people in South Lakeland due to the infrequency of buses in the county and the problems of access for many disabled people.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'little used, seldom done, uncommon'): from Latin infrequent- from in- 'not' + frequent- 'frequent'.

单词	infrequent
释义	infrequent /ɪnˈfriːkw(ə)nt / adjective Not occurring often; rare: her visits were so infrequent... Rainfall is infrequent and irregular, falling mainly in winter. Firstly, I need to hope that you, my readers, prefer infrequent posts to hourly updates. She had not spoken to her parents in years and contact with her sisters was sporadic and infrequent. Synonyms rare, uncommon, unusual, exceptional, few and far between, few, like gold dust, as scarce as hens' teeth; unaccustomed, unwonted; isolated, scarce, thin on the ground, scattered; sporadic, irregular, intermittent, fitful; British out of the common; North American sometime informal once in a blue moon dated seldom Derivatives infrequency /ɪnˈfriːkw(ə)nsi / noun ... Despite the relative infrequency of infractions on campus, the university community has continued to try and educate students about the issues surrounding academic offenses. Anyway, I feel like I've started every single one of my recent entries by remarking on the infrequency of my recent entries, so I'm going to stop now. The statutory half-fare bus pass has not been welcomed by many people in South Lakeland due to the infrequency of buses in the county and the problems of access for many disabled people. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'little used, seldom done, uncommon'): from Latin infrequent- from in- 'not' + frequent- 'frequent'.
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