rarity

• n. 罕見；珍貴；珍品（需用複數）；稀薄

來自 rare,罕見的。

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.

桑塔格一直是那種兼具美貌與智慧的人中龍鳳。

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

因為稀有並且品相完好，它價值連城。

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

顯花植物開始出現了，但仍然很少。

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4. This indicates the rarity of such attacks.

這顯示出這種疾病發作的罕見性。

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5. Motorized wheelchairs are a rarity here.

電動輪椅在這裏很罕見。

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