• n. 罕见；珍贵；珍品（需用复数）；稀薄

来自 rare,罕见的。

rarity (n.)

early 15c., "thinness;" 1550s, "fewness," from Middle French rarité or directly from Latin raritas "thinness, looseness of texture; fewness," from rarus (see rare (adj.1)). Sense of "a rare thing or event" is from 1590s.

1. Sontag has always been that rarity, a glamorous intellectual.

桑塔格一直是那种兼具美貌与智慧的人中龙凤。

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2. It was a real prize due to its rarity and good condition.

因为稀有并且品相完好，它价值连城。

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3. Flowering plants were making their first appearance, but were still a rarity.

显花植物开始出现了，但仍然很少。

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4. This indicates the rarity of such attacks.

这显示出这种疾病发作的罕见性。

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5. Motorized wheelchairs are a rarity here.

电动轮椅在这里很罕见。

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