uncommon
UK/ʌn'kɒmən/US/.ʌn'kɒmәn/
B2
释义
adj.
Not seen or happening often; rare
罕见的；不常见的
adj.
Remarkable, unusually great or fine
非凡的；不寻常的；出众的
词根拆分
词根派生un-不，逆转
+
common共同，一起
=uncommon
un-（不）+ common。建立在 common"到处都有"的义上，所以 uncommon ="不常见"= 罕见。由"罕见"又引申出褒义：uncommon talent = 罕见因而非凡的才能。
常用搭配
- 1.not uncommon并不罕见
- 2.uncommon talent非凡的才能
- 3.uncommon courage非凡的勇气
- 4.uncommon occurrence罕见的情况
例句
- 1.
It is not uncommon for flights to be delayed during storms.
暴风雨期间航班延误并不罕见。
- 2.
She showed uncommon courage in defending her colleagues.
她在维护同事时表现出非凡的勇气。
- 3.
Such honesty is uncommon in modern politics.
这种诚实在现代政治中很罕见。