Infrequently
“Infrequently” 是副词，意为“罕见地”或“不经常地”。它用于描述发生频率非常低的行为或状态。
- “He visits his hometown infrequently due to his busy schedule.” (由于工作繁忙，他很少回老家。)
- “Such events occur infrequently in this quiet town.” (这类事件在这个安静的小镇上很少发生。)
- “The machine requires maintenance, but only infrequently.” (这台机器需要维护，但频率很低。)
“Infrequently” 的词根是 “frequent” (经常的)，源自拉丁语 “frequentem”，意为“密集的、经常的”。
- 前缀: “in-” (表示否定，即“不”)
- 后缀: “-ly” (副词后缀)
- 词中缀: “frequent” (形容词，经常的)
在日常英语中，“infrequently” 属于正式用语。相比之下，人们在口语中更多使用 “seldom” 或 “rarely”。它常用于书面报告、科学描述或正式的商业沟通中。
- 形容词: infrequent (罕见的)
- 名词: infrequency (罕见)
将单词拆分为 in (不) + frequent (经常) + ly (地)，即“不经常地”。
“John is a world traveler. He loves exploring remote islands. Because these islands are so far away, he visits them infrequently, maybe once every ten years.” (约翰是一位环球旅行者。他喜欢探索偏远的岛屿。因为这些岛屿非常遥远，他很少去，大概每十年才去一次。)