rarity
noun /ˈreərəti/
/ˈrerəti/
(plural rarities)
- [countable] a person or thing that is unusual and is therefore often valuable or interesting
珍品；稀有物 - Women are still something of a rarity in senior positions in business.
在商界位居高职的女性仍然十分罕见。 - His collection of plants contains many rarities.
他收藏的植物包括许多稀有品种。
- Women are still something of a rarity in senior positions in business.
- (also less frequent rareness[uncountable] the quality of being rare/ˈreənes//ˈrernes/)
稀有；罕见 - The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
古董的价值依它们的保存状况和稀有程度而定。 - Items like this have a certain rarity value.
像这样的物品有一定的稀有价值。
- The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
词源late Middle English: from Latin raritas, from rarus ‘far apart, infrequently found’.