| 词组 | seldom |
| 释义 | seldom Seldom is a formal or literary word. It is used to say that something happens only occasionally. ◊ position in clause If there is no auxiliary, seldom usually goes in front of the verb, unless the verb is 'be'. He seldom bathed. It seldom rains there. Seldom goes after 'be'. The waiting time was seldom less than four hours. If there are auxiliaries, seldom goes after the first one. Students are seldom encouraged to analyze their own values. The public can seldom distinguish between one actor and another. Seldom is sometimes put at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an auxiliary and the subject. Seldom did a week pass without a request for information. Seldom can there have been such a happy meeting. ◊ 'hardly ever' Seldom is not normally used in conversation. Instead people say hardly ever. People are hardly ever fooled by that. I must confess that I've hardly ever been to the British Museum. For a graded list of words and expressions which are used to say how often something happens, see section on frequency in entry at ↑ |
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