
英:/'ˈseldəm/ 美:/'ˈseldəm/
很少
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研,商務英語
adv. 很少,不常
Many people's ideal is to change the world, but they are seldom willing to change themselves.
許多人的理想是改變世界,但他們很少願意改變自己。
I seldom see the residents across the street, they often go out early and come back late.
我很少見到街對面的住戶,他們經常早出晚歸。
This seldom extreme weather has greatly affected people's lives.
這種罕見的極端天氣很大程度上影響了人們的生活。
We seldom went to the cinema after we had a baby.
我們有了孩子之後很少去電影院
Although banks are often caught breaking the law, they are seldom penalized heavily.
雖然銀行經常被發現違反法律,但卻很少受到重罰。
I've seldom felt so happy.
我很少感到過這麼快樂了。
They seldom watch television these days.
這些日子他們很少看電視。
She was a severe woman who seldom smiled.
她是個嚴肅的女人,臉上很少出現笑容。
They seldom speak.
他們很少說話。
They seldom complained—officially at least.
他們很少抱怨—至少不在正式場合抱怨。
seldom or never
極難得,簡直不,幾乎不:\n\nHe seldom or never drinks.\n他簡直可以說滴酒不沾。
adv.|scarcely ever;很少,不常
以下是單詞seldom 的詳細解釋:
seldom 表示“很少、不常”,強調某行為或事件發生的頻率極低,接近否定意義,具體用法包括:
描述低頻率的行為:
"He seldom eats breakfast."(他很少吃早餐)。
"Seldom have I heard such beautiful singing."(我很少聽到如此美妙的歌聲)。
與時間狀語搭配:
"I seldom, if ever, have time to relax."(我幾乎從未有時間放松)。
倒裝句用法:
"Seldom does she go to the cinema."(她很少去電影院)。
位置規則:
"She is seldom ill."(她很少生病)。
"We seldom see each other."(我們很少見面)。
否定含義:
與頻度副詞對比:
日常生活:
"Peter seldom eats fruit and vegetables."(彼得很少吃水果和蔬菜)。
"They seldom argue because they communicate well."(他們很少吵架,因為溝通良好)。
文學與考試:
"Our world moves so fast that we seldom stop to see how far we’ve come."(世界變化太快,我們很少停下來回顧進步)。
"A hasty man is seldom out of trouble."(性急的人難免出岔子)(諺語)。
學術寫作:
"Aspirin is seldom thought of as dangerous."(阿司匹林很少被認為是危險的)。
文化關聯:
"Great men's sons seldom do well."(富不過三代)。
"It is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest ideals… but there is seldom any money in them."(馬克·吐溫)。
與 hardly 的辨析:
"He seldom speaks."(他很少說話) vs. "He can hardly speak."(他幾乎說不出話)。
seldom 是一個高頻使用的否定性頻度副詞,多用于描述低頻率行為,需注意其倒裝結構和否定含義。在口語、寫作及考試中均常見,掌握其搭配和語法規則有助于提升語言表達的準确性。
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