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源自拉丁语 'residuum',意为'剩下的东西',由 're-'(回)和 'sidere'(坐、停留)组成。
❶ 指物体使用或处理后剩下的少量物质,通常是不需要的残留物,如食物残渣、化学反应的剩余物等。
“There was a sticky residue left on the table after the spill.”
(洒出的液体在桌上留下了黏糊糊的残留物。)
“The chemical residue in the bottle made it unsafe to reuse.”
(瓶子里的化学残留物使其无法安全重复使用。)
❶ 在法律或金融中,指扣除所有费用或债务后剩余的财产或金额。
“The residue of the estate was divided among the heirs.”
(扣除债务后剩余的遗产由继承人分配。)
“After paying all the debts, there was little residue left in the account.”
(偿还所有债务后,账户里几乎没有剩余金额。)
residue of doubt — 指在做出决定或判断后仍然存在的少量疑虑或不确定性。
“Despite the evidence, a residue of doubt remained in his mind.”
(尽管有证据,他心中仍存有一丝疑虑。)