rarity

珍しい物、希少品

珍しいものや、見つけるのがとても難しいもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that is unusual or very difficult to find.

• Snow is a rarity here.
• The collector found several rarities in the shop.
• An empty bus is something of a rarity during rush hour.

類義語： rare thing, unusual thing

よく使う表現： a real rarity, something of a rarity, valuable rarity

希少性、珍しさ

珍しいことや、見つけるのが難しいという性質。

やさしい英語で： The fact that something is unusual or difficult to find.

• Its rarity explains the high price.
• The bird’s rarity makes it difficult to study.
• Collectors value these stamps for their beauty and rarity.

使い方： rarity of something (The rarity of the coin makes it valuable.)

類義語： scarcity, uncommonness

反対語： abundance

よく使う表現： rarity of something, relative rarity, extreme rarity