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rarity

noun
🔊/ˈreərəti/
🔊/ˈrerəti/
(plural rarities)
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  1. [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。🔊🔊
  2. (also less frequent rareness
    🔊/ˈreənes/
    🔊/ˈrernes/
    )
     [uncountable] the quality of being rare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.这样的项目具有一定的稀有价值。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin raritas, from rarus ‘far apart, infrequently found’.