Word familynoun frequency ≠ infrequencyadjective frequent ≠ infrequentverb frequent adverb frequently ≠ infrequently
in·fre·quent /ɪnˈfriːkwənt/adjectiveadj
RARELYnot happening often 不经常发生的；罕见的SYN rareOPP frequent
They would make infrequent visits to the house.
他们偶尔去看一看那所房子。
—infrequency noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
infrequent• As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent.• Cases of typhoid are relatively infrequent in Northern Europe.• Rain is infrequent in this normally hot, dry region of the world.• Roger's infrequent letters home did not reveal much about his personal life.