rarity

noun

/ˈreərəti/

/ˈrerəti/

(plural rarities)

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[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。
(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.像这样的物品有一定的稀有价值。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin raritas, from rarus ‘far apart, infrequently found’.