Rarely, seldom, hardly和scarcely，這幾個(gè)詞一定讓你很頭暈吧？今天我們就來看看，在朗文詞典上對這幾個(gè)詞是如何辨析的！

Rarely and seldom both mean 'not often'. Seldom is more formal or literary.
Rarely和seldom意思都是“很少”（表頻率），seldom更正式、更書面。

? People rarely ask questions.
人們很少問問題。

? She was seldom seen in public.
很少在公眾場合看見她。

Hardly and scarcely both mean 'almost not' or 'only just'. For example, if you hardly had time to do something, you almost did not have time. Scarcely is more formal or literary.
Hardly和scarcely意思都是“幾乎不”或者“剛剛”（表程度）。例如：you hardly had time to do something意味著你幾乎沒時(shí)間做某事。相比之下scarcely更正式、更書面。

? I hardly had time to ask her name.
我?guī)缀鯖]時(shí)間去問她叫什么名字。

? We had scarcely arrived when he asked us to leave.
我們才剛剛到他就叫我們走了。

Hardly and scarcely can also be used with 'ever' to mean 'not often, almost never', with 'any' to mean 'very few, almost none'.
Hardly和scarcely也可以與ever連用，表示“很少，幾乎從不”；與any連用，表示“很少，幾乎沒有”。

? I've got hardly any money left.
我?guī)缀鯖]剩一點(diǎn)錢。

? Hardly anyone agreed with her.
幾乎沒人同意她。

In speech, it is usual to say that you hardly ever do something, rather than that you rarely do it.
在演講時(shí)，通常都說hardly ever do something，而不說rarely do something。

? I hardly ever go to the cinema.
我?guī)缀鯊牟蝗ル娪霸骸?/div>