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单词 seldom
释义 sel·dom
I. \ˈseldəm\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English selden, seldom, from Old English seldan, seldon, seldun; akin to Old Frisian selden seldom, Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan, Gothic silda-; akin to Latin sed, se without, suus one's own — more at suicide
: in few instances : rarely, infrequently — opposed to often
 < he seldom changed a conclusion he had formed — A.H.Tuttle >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from seldom, adverb
: rare, infrequent
 < silence was such a seldom thing — R.O.Bowen >
 < one of those seldom people whom you can love unashamedly — Loudie Claar >
 < with her small seldom smile — Ethel Wilson >
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