
remainder
词源
源自中古英语 'remaindre',来自古法语 'remaindre',基于拉丁语 'remanere'(意为'留下'),由 're-'(回)和 'manere'(停留)组成。
noun
❶ 剩余部分,指某物被使用或分配后剩下的部分。常用于描述数量、时间或物品的残余。
“After dividing the cake, the remainder was given to the children.”
(分完蛋糕后,剩下的部分给了孩子们。)
“She spent the remainder of the day reading a book.”
(她用这一天剩下的时间读了一本书。)
❶ 数学中的余数,指除法运算后不能被整除的部分。
“When 10 is divided by 3, the remainder is 1.”
(10除以3时,余数是1。)
“The teacher asked the students to calculate the remainder.”
(老师让学生们计算余数。)
verb
❶ 将某物作为剩余部分处理,通常指以折扣价出售剩余库存。
“The store decided to remainder the unsold books at a lower price.”
(商店决定以更低的价格处理未售出的书籍。)
“Last season's clothes were remaindered to make space for new stock.”
(上一季的衣服被折价处理,为新库存腾出空间。)
常见短语
the remainder of — 表示某事物的剩余部分,用于强调时间、数量或物品的残余。
“We'll spend the remainder of the week preparing for the trip.”
(我们将用这周剩余的时间为旅行做准备。)