- 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
he was seldom absent
他很少缺席
in combination an old seldom-used church.一座很少使用的古老教堂。
词源
Old English seldan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelden and German selten, from a base meaning 'strange, wonderful'.