seldom

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Rare; infrequent. archaic
    — a suppressed and seldom anger
副词 adv.
  1. Infrequently, rarely.
    — They seldom come here now.

词形变化

more seldom comparative seldomer comparative most seldom superlative seldomest superlative seldome alternative,obsolete more seldom comparative seldomer comparative most seldom superlative seldomest superlative seldome alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial datives such as whilom, from Old English seldan (“seldom”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, German selten, Danish sjælden, Norwegian Bokmål sjelden, Norwegian Nynorsk sjeldan, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan. More at seld and selly.
词源 2
From late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial datives such as whilom, from Old English seldan (“seldom”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, German selten, Danish sjælden, Norwegian Bokmål sjelden, Norwegian Nynorsk sjeldan, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan. More at seld and selly.
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