rarity

US [ˈrerəti]
UK [ˈreərəti]
  • n.罕见；稀有；珍品；稀有物
  • Web稀少；诺瑞德；稀有性
Plural Form：rarities  

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rarity
n.
1.
[c]
珍品；稀有物a person or thing that is unusual and is therefore often valuable or interesting
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.
[u]
稀有；罕见the quality of being rare
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。

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1.
But while widely known as indefatigable, Mr Cayne is something of a rarity in the world of Wall Street workaholics.
凯恩虽以不知疲倦著称，却是华尔街工作狂中的异数。
kǎi ēn suī yǐ bù zhī pí juàn zhù chēng , què shì huá ěr jiē gōng zuò kuáng zhōng de yì shù 。
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2.
TMAdV's rarity in humans could make it a potentially powerful tool as a viral vehicle for delivering gene therapy, Chiu adds.
Chiu补充说，伶猴腺病毒（TMAdV）在人类身上罕见，这让它可能成为一个潜在的强大工具，在基因治疗中充当病毒载体。
Chiu bǔ chōng shuō , líng hóu xiàn bìng dú ( TMAdV ) zài rén lèi shēn shàng hǎn jiàn , zhè ràng tā kě néng chéng wéi yī gè qián zài de qiáng dà gōng jù , zài jī yīn zhì liáo zhōng chōng dāng bìng dú zài tǐ 。
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3.
Although something of a rarity, it may become more common as sunflower seeds are increasingly appearing in food.
虽说这是少见的现象，不过，由于食物中越来越多地用到了葵花子，这种过敏也许会越来越普遍。
suī shuō zhè shì shǎo jiàn de xiàn xiàng , bú guò , yóu yú shí wù zhōng yuè lái yuè duō de yòng dào le kuí huā zǐ , zhè zhǒng guò mǐn yě xǔ huì yuè lái yuè pǔ biàn 。
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4.
Among the many wild changes observable on familiar things which made this wild ride unreal, not the least was the seeming rarity of sleep.
在这次荒唐的骑马旅行中他发现许多日常事物发生了近于虚幻的荒唐变化，睡眠很少似乎并不是其中最小的变化。
zài zhè cì huāng táng de qí mǎ lǚ xíng zhōng tā fā xiàn xǔ duō rì cháng shì wù fā shēng le jìn yú xū huàn de huāng táng biàn huà , shuì mián hěn shǎo sì hū bìng bú shì qí zhōng zuì xiǎo de biàn huà 。
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All of these factors add up to make Gliese the most promising evidence yet that Earth-like planets may not be such a rarity after all.
所有这些因素使得格利泽581g（译注：原文为格利泽，应是格利泽581g之误）最有希望成为地球类行星并不稀有的明证。
suǒ yǒu zhè xiē yīn sù shǐ de gé lì zé wǔ bǎi bā shí yī kè ( yì zhù : yuán wén wèi gé lì zé , yīng shì gé lì zé wǔ bǎi bā shí yī kè zhī wù ) zuì yǒu xī wàng chéng wéi de qiú lèi xíng xīng bìng bù xī yǒu de míng zhèng 。
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6.
As a result, finding such a large, complete specimen was something of a rarity, he said.
所以，发现如此巨大的完整的鱿鱼很少见。
suǒ yǐ , fā xiàn rú cǐ jù dà de wán zhěng de yóu yú hěn shǎo jiàn 。
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7.
For perspective, think back just a few decades when China was dubbed the "bicycle kingdom" with passenger cars a rarity.
至于其发展前景，回顾一下历史就知道了——就在几十年前，中国还被戏谑为“自行车王国”，轿车还是稀罕物。
zhì yú qí fā zhǎn qián jǐng , huí gù yí xià lì shǐ jiù zhī dào le —— jiù zài jǐ shí nián qián , zhōng guó hái bèi xì xuè wèi " zì xíng chē wáng guó " , jiào chē hái shì xī han wù 。
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8.
It is something of a rarity. If this were a bird, the queues would be stretching round the car park.
它是一些罕见的事情，如果这是一只鸟，人龙会伸展至围绕停车场。
tā shì yì xiē hǎn jiàn de shì qíng , rú guǒ zhè shì yī zhī niǎo , rén lóng huì shēn zhǎn zhì wéi rào tíng chē chǎng 。
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9.
Because of its rarity, IBC is often misdiagnosed as mastitis or generalized dermatitis.
由于其稀有性，IBC被误诊为乳腺炎往往或全身性皮炎。
yóu yú qí xī yǒu xìng , IBC bèi wù zhěn wèi rǔ xiàn yán wǎng wǎng huò quán shēn xìng pí yán 。
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10.
"What's the big deal? I'm not that special, " he said. "I'm just a scholar who said a few things and I'm considered a rarity. "
“有什么了不起的呢？我没什么特别的，”他说，“我只是一个教书匠，不过说些实话，就被认为是稀有的了。”
" yǒu shén me liǎo bu qǐ de ne ? wǒ méi shén me tè bié de , " tā shuō , " wǒ zhǐ shì yī gè jiāo shū jiàng , bú guò shuō xiē shí huà , jiù bèi rèn wéi shì xī yǒu de le 。 "
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