Take the main part away and look at what is still sitting there. The word always points at the leftover piece — the rest of the afternoon after the meeting, or the bit of a number that would not divide evenly.

可以想成:把主要的部分拿走之後,還留在原地的那一塊。這個字永遠指向「剩下的」——開完會之後剩下的整個下午,或是一個數字除不盡時留在那裡的零頭。

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

remaindernoun/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/

  • 1

    A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.

    • My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.
    • You can have the remainder of my clothes.
  • 2

    mathematicssciencesThe amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.

    • 17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.
    • 11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.
  • 3

    mathematicssciencesThe number left over after a simple subtraction

    • 10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6
  • 4

    businesscommerceExcess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

    • I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.
  • 5

    lawAn estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

remainderadj/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/

  • 1

    Remaining.

remainderverb/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/

  • 1

    businesscommerceTo mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

    • The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer.

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