rarity

noun

1. 珍品；稀有物
   a person or thing that is unusual and is therefore often valuable or interesting
   1. Women are still something of a rarity in senior positions in business.
      在商界位居高职的妇女仍然十分罕见。
   2. His collection of plants contains many rarities.
      他收藏的植物包括许多稀有品种。
2. 稀有；罕见
   the quality of being rare
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 罕见的人（或物）；奇物;珍品
   If someone or something is a rarity, they are interesting or valuable because they are so unusual.
   1. Motorized wheelchairs are a rarity here...
      电动轮椅在这里很罕见。
   2. He was a rarity among Wall Street lawyers...
      他在华尔街的律师当中是个奇人。
   3. Sontag has always been that rarity, a glamorous intellectual...
      桑塔格一直是那种兼具美貌与智慧的人中龙凤。
   4. Other rarities include an interview with Presley.
      其他的稀罕事包括对普雷斯利的采访。
2. N-UNCOUNT 稀有;罕见
   The rarity of something is the fact that it is very uncommon.
   1. This indicates the rarity of such attacks...
      这显示出这种疾病发作的罕见性。
   2. It was a real prize due to its rarity and good condition...
      因为稀有并且品相完好，它价值连城。
   3. 'Its rarity value is high,' Gibson announced gravely.
      “它极为稀罕，”吉布森严肃地宣布。

1. Flowering plants were making their first appearance, but were still a rarity
   显花植物开始出现了，但仍然很少。
2. Motorized wheelchairs are a rarity here
   电动轮椅在这里很罕见。
3. He was a rarity among Wall Street lawyers
   他在华尔街的律师当中是个奇人。
4. Other rarities include an interview with Presley.
   其他的稀罕事包括对普雷斯利的采访。
5. This indicates the rarity of such attacks
   这显示出这种疾病发作的罕见性。
6. It was a real prize due to its rarity and good condition
   因为稀有并且品相完好，它价值连城。
7. 'Its rarity value is high,' Gibson announced gravely.
   “它极为稀罕，”吉布森严肃地宣布。
8. Such a big ginseng root is certainly a rarity.
   这么大的人参可是个稀罕儿。
9. There is always some rarity to covet in the smallest arboretum in the world.
   在这个世界上最小的植物园里，总有些稀有的植物品种是值得艳羡的。
10. Or the rarity of his wartime illnesses, limited to a mild bout of smallpox which killed his valet?
    如何解释战争期间，除了出过一次温和的天花外，他极少生病？而那次天花，要了身边男仆的命。
11. Rarity: This is the only pair of identical singing-bird pistols known to exist in the world.
    稀有：这是目前所知的世上仅存的一对一模一样的鸟鸣装置活动手枪。
12. These stamps have great value because of their rarity.
    这些罕见的邮票非常珍贵。
13. The species is fast becoming a rarity.
    这种物种变得越来越稀有了。
14. No one discovers a rarity by chance.
    侥幸发现一件珍品的人是没有的。
15. Ancient literature is a rarity in the history of our literature development.
    古代文学是我国文学发展史上的瑰宝。
16. This blandness masks the rarity of her brain.
    这份温和淡定掩饰了她罕见的智慧。
17. The rarity value of the Olympic Games to broadcasters has enhanced its actual value.
    奥运会对转播商的珍贵价值已经强化了其实际价值。
18. There is rarity, in the world& Shakespeare's talent, Napoleon's generalship and Newton's gift.
    象莎士比亚那样的文才，拿破仑那样将略和牛顿那样的天赋是世界所罕见的。
19. And, in all rarity there is great value.
    而且，独特中蕴含着巨大的价值。
20. Many animals are endangered by their rarity and beauty.
    许多动物由于珍奇和美丽而遭到危险。
21. Its rarity makes this species of significance in studies of the biology, metabolism and floristic characteristics of saprophytes.
    本种为稀有植物，对了解腐生植物的生物学特徵、谢方式、物区系等都具有研究价值。
22. The other thing that veggies and artisan butchers have in common is their rarity.
    素食主义者和技术屠夫的另一个共同点便是他们都数量稀少。
23. Maybe some people have not heard of this rarity?
    有人也许没听说这稀罕物儿吧？
24. Large-scale exercises are a rarity for the conscript army, which in any case is heavily committed in Chechnya.
    大规模军事演习对这个征召军队来说是稀罕物，而无论如何车臣都是沉重负担。
25. This type of flower is becoming a rarity.
    这种花变得稀罕起来了。
26. On a series of videos they are used to teach the basics of finance, and recount the history of money and finance, in Italian and near-perfect English, a rarity in Italian museums.
    在一系列视频中，For和Mika用意大利语和英语两种语言向人们教授金融基础知识，并讲述货币和金融的历史。它们的英语近乎完美，这在意大利的博物馆中实属罕见。
27. Rarity is the attribute of a vast number of species of all classes, in all counties.
    稀少现象是一切地方的一切纲内的大多数物种的一个属性。
28. You are priceless in your rarity and uniqueness.
    你的稀有和独特是无价的。
29. Diamonds are valuable because of their rarity.
    钻石因稀有而珍贵。
30. Accuracy. it's also famous for its rarity.
    当然，它同样也因为非常罕见而出名。

noun

1. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

   Synonym:    curiocuriosityoddityoddmentpeculiarity

2. a rarified quality
   1. the tenuity of the upper atmosphere

   Synonym:    tenuitylow density

3. noteworthy scarcity

   Synonym:    rarenessinfrequency