seldom 音標拼音: [s'ɛldəm]
a . 不常的,稀少的
ad . 很少,不常
不常的,稀少的很少,不常
seldom adv 1 :
not often ; "
we rarely met " [
synonym : {
rarely }, {
seldom }]
[
ant : {
frequently }, {
oft }, {
often }, {
oftentimes },
{
ofttimes }]
Seldom \
Sel "
dom \,
a .
Rare ;
infrequent . [
Archaic .] "
A suppressed and seldom anger ."
--
Jer .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
Seldom \
Sel "
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d [
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adv . [
Usually ,
Compar . {
More seldom } (
m [=
o ]
r "
s [
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l "
d [
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m );
superl . {
Most seldom }
(
m [=
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st "
s [
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l "
d [
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m );
but sometimes also , {
Seldomer }
(
s [
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l "
d [
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m *[~
e ]
r ), {
Seldomest }.] [
AS .
seldan ,
seldon ,
seldum ,
fr .
seld rare ;
akin to OFries .
sielden ,
D .
zelden ,
G .
selten ,
OHG .
seltan ,
Icel .
sjaldan ,
Dan .
sielden ,
Sw .
s [
aum ]
llan ,
Goth .
sildaleiks marvelous .]
Rarely ;
not often ;
not frequently .
[
1913 Webster ]
Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one . --
Hooker .
[
1913 Webster ]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
seldom ":
abnormally ,
at infrequent intervals ,
few ,
hardly ,
hardly ever ,
incredibly ,
infrequently ,
irregularly ,
little ,
not often ,
occasional ,
occasionally ,
rare ,
rarely ,
scarce ,
scarcely ,
scarcely ever ,
seldom if ever ,
sparsely ,
sporadic ,
sporadically ,
uncommon ,
uncommonly ,
uncustomarily ,
unexpectedly ,
unfrequent ,
unfrequently ,
unnaturally ,
unoften ,
unordinarily ,
unusually ,
very seldom
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SELDOM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SELDOM is in few instances : rarely, infrequently How to use seldom in a sentence
SELDOM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary (Definition of seldom from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
SELDOM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Seldom definition: on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often See examples of SELDOM used in a sentence
SELDOM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If something seldom happens, it happens only occasionally They seldom speak I've seldom felt so happy We were seldom at home
seldom adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of seldom adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
seldom - WordReference. com Dictionary of English WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 sel•dom (sel′ dəm), adv on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often: We seldom see our old neighbors anymore adj rare; infrequent
Seldom Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary We seldom [= rarely] eat pork We seldom go to the movies This type of turtle seldom grows over four inches in length
Seldom - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Use the adjective seldom to refer to things that don't happen very often A near synonym is rarely Seldom is a Middle English word, from Old English seldum, a spelling alteration of seldan "strange, rare "
Seldom - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English Learn the meaning of Seldom in English, including definitions, examples, translations, and interesting facts Explore how Seldom is used in different contexts with finesentence com
seldom | meaning of seldom in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . seldom meaning, definition, what is seldom: very rarely or almost never: Learn more