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Definition of seldom in English: seldomadverb ˈsɛldəmˈsɛldəm Not often; rarely. 不经常；很少 Islay is seldom visited by tourists 伊斯雷岛不常有游客到来。 他很少缺席。 in combination an old seldom-used church 一座很少使用的古老教堂。 Example sentencesExamples - Rivalry also bred lack of trust; allies seldom if ever trust each other entirely.
- Neighbours said they seldom saw the couple and that the daughters seldom visited them.
- His meetings were since then a must for me, and he very seldom disappointed in his approach.
- However, they seldom if ever attach themselves to an argument which has not already been won.
- It was a very controlled and contained piece, the dancers seldom moving from outside a small circle of light.
- The world's poorest nations seldom get the chance to frighten the super-rich.
- They were not sterile, that much we know, and I suspect they were seldom clean-brushed.
- It was also a chance to simply hear these great old songs live - a chance that people seldom had.
- He's seldom been out of the country before on an official trip, a serious resume flaw.
- These days Brown seldom grants interviews, confining most communications to his website.
- The small, nondescript moth is seldom noticed as it flies in the evening.
- The needs and priorities of the people at the grassroot level are seldom taken into account.
- He denied that the material was unsuitable and claimed children seldom enter the petrol station shop.
- Those who do not do well during those years seldom if ever catch up with the rest of the population.
- I have seldom been so moved by the reconciliation of the lovers, human and fairy.
- An eclectic palette of samples etched out paths seldom visited in accessible forms.
- Even the rows and rows of new motels seldom offer a lounge where one can catch a band.
- Rarely is a stenographer present, so there is seldom any record of the proceedings.
- The actors seldom move: they are like tortured figures on a frieze in a besieged acropolis.
- Trite stereotypes aside, folk artists seldom get the coverage they deserve.
Synonyms rarely, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never, (every) once in a while, only now and then, not often, only occasionally, sporadically informal once in a blue moon
adjective ˈsɛldəmˈsɛldəm dated attributive Not common; infrequent. 〈旧〉不常见的；不经常的 a great but seldom pleasure 极大的但不常有的快乐。
OriginOld English seldan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelden and German selten, from a base meaning 'strange, wonderful'. Definition of seldom in US English: seldomadverbˈsɛldəmˈseldəm Not often; rarely. 不经常；很少 Islay is seldom visited by tourists 伊斯雷岛不常有游客到来。 他很少缺席。 in combination an old seldom-used church 一座很少使用的古老教堂。 Example sentencesExamples - However, they seldom if ever attach themselves to an argument which has not already been won.
- It was a very controlled and contained piece, the dancers seldom moving from outside a small circle of light.
- Even the rows and rows of new motels seldom offer a lounge where one can catch a band.
- The small, nondescript moth is seldom noticed as it flies in the evening.
- He's seldom been out of the country before on an official trip, a serious resume flaw.
- Those who do not do well during those years seldom if ever catch up with the rest of the population.
- They were not sterile, that much we know, and I suspect they were seldom clean-brushed.
- The actors seldom move: they are like tortured figures on a frieze in a besieged acropolis.
- An eclectic palette of samples etched out paths seldom visited in accessible forms.
- Rarely is a stenographer present, so there is seldom any record of the proceedings.
- Trite stereotypes aside, folk artists seldom get the coverage they deserve.
- He denied that the material was unsuitable and claimed children seldom enter the petrol station shop.
- The needs and priorities of the people at the grassroot level are seldom taken into account.
- Neighbours said they seldom saw the couple and that the daughters seldom visited them.
- These days Brown seldom grants interviews, confining most communications to his website.
- The world's poorest nations seldom get the chance to frighten the super-rich.
- I have seldom been so moved by the reconciliation of the lovers, human and fairy.
- His meetings were since then a must for me, and he very seldom disappointed in his approach.
- It was also a chance to simply hear these great old songs live - a chance that people seldom had.
- Rivalry also bred lack of trust; allies seldom if ever trust each other entirely.
Synonyms rarely, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never, once in a while, every once in a while, only now and then, not often, only occasionally, sporadically
adjectiveˈsɛldəmˈseldəm dated attributive Not common; infrequent. 〈旧〉不常见的；不经常的 a great but seldom pleasure 极大的但不常有的快乐。
OriginOld English seldan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelden and German selten, from a base meaning ‘strange, wonderful’. |