late 14c., from Anglo-French remainder, Old French remaindre, noun use of infinitive, a variant of Old French remanoir (see remain (v.)). The verb meaning "dispose of (books) at a reduced price" is from 1904. Related: Remaindered.
雙語例句
1. I spent the remainder of the day feeling terrible.
我那天余下的時間里心情都很糟糕。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
說服其余人跟著效仿的努力仍在繼續。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder.
我保留了一些他的書，其他的都送人了。
來自《權威詞典》
4. Fifteen students in the class are girls and the remainder are boys.
班里有15名女學生,其余是男生.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. They joined up with us to spend the remainder of the holiday.