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subject + seldom + verb (simple tense)
在一般现在时或一般过去时中，seldom 放在实义动词之前。
I seldom visit my hometown.
我很少拜访我的家乡。
很少；不常；难得
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很少；不常；难得
rarely; not often
I seldom visit my hometown.
我很少拜访我的家乡。
不常,罕见地
Infrequently, rarely.
不常
not often
She seldom goes to the cinema because she prefers watching movies at home.
她不常去电影院，因为她更喜欢在家看电影。
We seldom have snow in this region, even in winter.
这个地区很少下雪，即使在冬天也是如此。
He seldom speaks in class, but when he does, his comments are always insightful.
他上课时很少发言，但一旦发言，他的评论总是很有见地。
在一般现在时或一般过去时中，seldom 放在实义动词之前。
I seldom visit my hometown.
我很少拜访我的家乡。
当有助动词或系动词时，seldom 放在其后。
He is seldom at home.
他很少在家。
当 seldom 置于句首时，主谓需倒装。
Seldom have I seen such a beautiful sunset.
我很少看到如此美丽的日落。
Not this
I go seldom to the movies.
Use this
I seldom go to the movies.
Seldom 作为频率副词，应放在实义动词之前，而不是动词之后。
Not this
I don't seldom visit my grandparents.
Use this
I seldom visit my grandparents.
Seldom 本身含有否定意义，不需要再加 don't，否则造成双重否定，意义变成肯定。
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很少见到
Such a beautiful bird is seldom seen in this area.
这种美丽的鸟在这个地区很少见到。
很少使用
This old machine is seldom used now.
这台旧机器现在很少使用。
几乎从不
He seldom if ever goes to the cinema.
他几乎从不去电影院。
难得；几乎从不
He seldom if ever goes to the cinema.
他几乎从不去电影院。
几乎从不
She seldom or never eats meat.
她几乎从不吃肉。
少见易忘；离久情疏
After he moved away, it was a case of seldom seen, soon forgotten.
他搬走后，彼此很少见面，很快就疏远了。
很少听到令人沮丧的话
I seldom go to the movies.
我很少去看电影。
少见易忘。
She seldom visits her hometown.
她很少回老家。
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联想‘sel’像‘sell’(卖)，但很少卖，所以‘seldom’是‘不常’。
多用于书面语，在口语中较少使用
These words share the '-dom' suffix but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɛ/ in 'seldom' vs. /æ/ in 'random'), so they do not rhyme. The ending '-dom' is a common spelling pattern.
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