Word · Frequency #14159
infrequently
不常；很少
Not frequently; rarely.
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Not frequently.
不经常地,不频繁地
不经常地,不频繁地；很少发生；不常发生；罕见；稀罕
In use
She infrequently visits her hometown because she is busy with work.
The train runs infrequently on weekends, so check the schedule.
He infrequently eats dessert, preferring savory foods.
subject + verb + infrequently
They meet infrequently.
他们很少见面。
infrequently + verb
置于句首表示强调
Infrequently, she calls her parents.
她不常给父母打电话。
be + infrequently + past participle
This word is infrequently used.
这个词很少被使用。
Common mistakes
I go to the cinema infrequent.I go to the cinema infrequently.
错误将副词'infrequently'误用为形容词'infrequent'。副词应修饰动词'go'。
He infrequently doesn't eat breakfast.He doesn't often eat breakfast.
错误将'infrequently'与否定词连用造成双重否定，导致逻辑混乱。应使用'doesn't often'表达相同含义。
Connections
Collocations
- not infrequently
- 经常；并不罕见
- Not infrequently, the train arrives late.火车晚点的情况并不少见。
- only infrequently
- 只是偶尔地；很少
- She only infrequently checks her email.她很少查看电子邮件。
- occur infrequently
- 很少发生；不常出现
- Accidents occur infrequently on this road.这条路上很少发生事故。
- used infrequently
- 很少被使用
- This function is used infrequently by most users.大多数用户很少使用这个功能。
- relatively infrequently
- 相对较少地；相对不频繁地
- He travels abroad relatively infrequently.他出国的次数相对较少。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 frequently（频繁地）前加否定前缀 in-，变成“不频繁”，即“很少、不常”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、学术文章 infrequently 通常用于正式写作或学术语境，比较正式；日常口语中更常使用 rarely 或 not often 来表达相同的含义。
Grammar Note
频率副词，通常置于主要动词前
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 infrequently 真正押韵的是 frequently（重读元音及之后相同：/friːkwəntli/）。consequently、subsequently、eloquently 拼写都以 -quently 结尾，但重音分别在词首 /ˈkɒn-/、/ˈsʌb-/、/ˈel-/，并不押韵。infrequent 和 frequent 结尾是 /-kwənt/，少了 /-li/，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.