rarely
ˈreəli adv
1 not often 很少,难得;
2
Rarely seldom Seldom
and both mean ‘not often’. is more formal or literary. rarely和 seldom 都指“不经常”。seldom 更加正式或更具文学色彩
她很少在公共场合露面。
这种疾病很少致命。
3
Hardly scarcely Scarcely
and both mean ‘almost not’ or ‘only just’. For example, if you hardly had time to do something, you almost did not have time. is more formal or literary. hardly和 scarcely 都指“几乎不”或“仅仅”。 例如,hardly had time to do something 的意思是“几乎没有时间做某事”。 scarcely 更加正式或更具文学色彩