in·fre·quent
adjective/ɪnˈfriːkwənt/
/ɪnˈfriːkwənt/
- not happening often
不常发生的；罕见的 - her infrequent visits home
她少有的探望家人 - Muggings are relatively infrequent in this area.
在这个地区行凶抢劫事件相对少见。
Extra Examples- American trains are infrequent and the network is patchy.
美国火车班次很少，而且覆盖网络不完整。 - Calls for a return to traditional values are not infrequent.
要求回归传统价值观的呼声并不罕见。 - Disagreements are relatively infrequent.
分歧相对较少。 - Examinations need to be carried out only at infrequent intervals.
偶尔才需要进行检查。 - Victoria pined and cherished his infrequent postcards.
维多利亚憔悴并珍惜他那罕见的明信片。
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘little used, seldom done, uncommon’): from Latin infrequent- from in- ‘not’ + frequent- ‘frequent’. - her infrequent visits home