remnant
英 ['remn?nt]
美['r?mn?nt]
- n. 剩余
- adj. 剩余的
- n. (Remnant)人名；(英)雷姆南特
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詞態變化
復數:?remnants;
助記提示
1. remain => remnant.
2. remain => remn- + -ant.
2. remain => remn- + -ant.
中文詞源
remnant 剩余部分
縮寫自古法語 remenant,剩余的，剩余部分，詞源同 remain.
英文詞源
- remnant
- remnant: see remain
- remnant (n.)
- late 14c., contraction of remenant (c. 1300), from Old French remanant "rest, remainder, surplus," noun use of present participle of remanoir "to remain" (see remain (v.)). Specific sense of "end of a piece of drapery, cloth, etc." is recorded from early 15c. An Old English word for "remnant" was endlaf.
雙語例句
- 1. Obedience by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
- 女人對男人的順從是宗教教義的殘跡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Ainu settlers in Hokkaido are the last remnant of a prehistoric race.
- 北海道的阿伊努人是史前某個種族的最后殘存者.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. It matters little where we pass the remnant of our days.
- 我們在什么地方度過我們的余年已經無關緊要.
來自辭典例句
- 4. You have certainly parted with the remnant of your mind.
- 你簡直是一點兒腦筋都沒有啦.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She bought a remnant of silk at a bargain.
- 她廉價購得一塊零頭絲布.
來自辭典例句