Infrequency
“Infrequency” 是 “infrequent” 的名词形式。
- 稀少性:指某种现象或事件在时间或空间上的分布非常稀疏。
- 罕见:强调不常见或不寻常。
- “The infrequency of buses in this area makes it difficult to travel without a car.” (该地区公交车班次稀少,没车很难出行。)
- “Scientists were surprised by the infrequency of the solar eclipse.” (科学家们对这次日食的罕见程度感到惊讶。)
- “The main problem with the new system is the infrequency of updates.” (新系统的主要问题是更新频率太低。)
- 基础词:frequency (频率)。
- 词根:frequent (频繁的)。
- 前缀:in- (不)。
- 前缀:in- (不)。
- 后缀:-cy (抽象名词后缀)。
在统计学和概率学中,“infrequency” 描述那些处于分布边缘的小概率事件。在日常生活中,它常用来抱怨服务不足或强调某种体验的珍贵。
- 形容词: infrequent (罕见的)
- 副词: infrequently (罕见地)
in (不) + frequency (频率)。没有频率,也就是“不经常”。
“In the remote village, the infrequency of visitors made every newcomer a major event. People would gather in the square just to see who had arrived. However, this same infrequency allowed the village to keep its ancient traditions untouched for centuries.” (在这个偏远的村庄里,游客的稀少使得每一位新来者都成了一件大事。人们会聚集在广场上,只是为了看看谁来了。然而,正是这种罕见性,使得村庄能够几个世纪以来保持其古老传统不被破坏。)