单词 | rarity |
释义 | rarity (once / 1861 pages) n WORD FAMILY rarity: rarities+/rare: rarely, rareness, rarer, rarest, rarity USAGE EXAMPLESDespite the encomium from Roberts, district judges are a rarity at the Supreme Court. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Fiber to the home, or so-called “last-mile fiber,” is still a rarity for most residential uses. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) A ski area with an on-mountain hotel was a rarity; one with nighttime entertainment and white-tablecloth dining would be a true destination. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1n something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting Syn|Hypo|Hyper curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot miscellaneous curios collectable, collectiblethings considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiecethe outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke(Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket rariora(plural) rare collector's items object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow 2n noteworthy scarcity Syn|Hyper infrequency, rareness scarceness, scarcity a small and inadequate amount 3n a rarified quality Syn|Hyper low density, tenuity denseness, density the amount per unit size |
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