英语词汇“remnant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

remnant

/ˈrɛmnənt

noun

1A part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed: the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape...

It happened in front of the Western Wall, the last remnant of the Second Temple.
Nine hundred years later, the remnant of their empire is a small, weary nation, divided between two countries, with a bad reputation due west, and a genetic legacy like no other, stretching from the Pacific to the Caspian Sea.
Nearby is the Bosco di Mesola, the only remnant of the woodland which once covered most of the delta area: here Italy's last surviving native population of red deer took refuge, protected by the malarial swamps all around.

Synonyms

remains, remainder, leftovers, leavings, residue, rest;

stub, butt, end, tail end;

dregs, lees

technical residuum

1.1A piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold: he sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants...

Since dealers tend to sell remnants at a discount, it's well worth the extra effort.
She lost her balance and fell headfirst onto a 1-cm thick piece of plush carpet remnant covering the concrete floor.
The warehouse is a treasure trove of inexpensive art supplies, including fabric remnants, wallpaper samples, tiles, and picture frames.

Synonyms

scrap, piece, bit, fragment, shred, offcut, oddment

1.2A surviving trace: a remnant of the past...

Above the violence and social injustice rises a battle to survive and maintain a remnant of integrity.
As much as the concept of community had developed, humans still had a capacity for wanting the best for themselves, the remnant of survival instincts.
As a textually bound remnant of the past, he is already determined, ‘enslaved’ in Browning's metaphor, by the documentary record into which he has been interpolated.

2 Christian Theology A small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel): if any one ceases to be a witness, he ceases to be one of the remnant...

The concept of a remnant emerges - a faithful minority whose response to God is sincere and who thereby single themselves out as the bearers of a unique commission to the rest of the nation.

adjective [attributive]

Remaining: remnant strands of hair...

By the mid 1950s - 60s, the UK's once-thriving population had been reduced to remnant populations in the south west of England, East Anglia, parts of Wales and Scotland.
Provision of geographic links between existing areas of remnant vegetation potentially facilitating gene flow and dispersal among populations of species that have become ecological islands due to clearing.
The English aristocrat recognised the historical importance of remnant business houses and early pearling masters' homes, and set about restoring some of Broome's architectural origins.

Origin

Middle English: contraction of obsolete remenant from Old French remenant, from remenoir, remanoir 'remain'.

单词	remnant
释义	remnant /ˈrɛmnənt / noun 1A part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed: the bogs are an endangered remnant of* a primeval landscape... It happened in front of the Western Wall, the last remnant of the Second Temple. Nine hundred years later, the remnant of their empire is a small, weary nation, divided between two countries, with a bad reputation due west, and a genetic legacy like no other, stretching from the Pacific to the Caspian Sea. Nearby is the Bosco di Mesola, the only remnant of the woodland which once covered most of the delta area: here Italy's last surviving native population of red deer took refuge, protected by the malarial swamps all around. Synonyms remains, remainder, leftovers, leavings, residue, rest; stub, butt, end, tail end; dregs, lees technical* residuum 1.1A piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold: he sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants... Since dealers tend to sell remnants at a discount, it's well worth the extra effort. She lost her balance and fell headfirst onto a 1-cm thick piece of plush carpet remnant covering the concrete floor. The warehouse is a treasure trove of inexpensive art supplies, including fabric remnants, wallpaper samples, tiles, and picture frames. Synonyms scrap, piece, bit, fragment, shred, offcut, oddment 1.2A surviving trace: a remnant of* the past... Above the violence and social injustice rises a battle to survive and maintain a remnant of integrity. As much as the concept of community had developed, humans still had a capacity for wanting the best for themselves, the remnant of survival instincts. As a textually bound remnant of the past, he is already determined, ‘enslaved’ in Browning's metaphor, by the documentary record into which he has been interpolated. 2 Christian Theology* A small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved (in allusion to biblical prophecies concerning Israel): if any one ceases to be a witness, he ceases to be one of the remnant... The concept of a remnant emerges - a faithful minority whose response to God is sincere and who thereby single themselves out as the bearers of a unique commission to the rest of the nation. adjective [attributive] Remaining: remnant strands of hair... By the mid 1950s - 60s, the UK's once-thriving population had been reduced to remnant populations in the south west of England, East Anglia, parts of Wales and Scotland. Provision of geographic links between existing areas of remnant vegetation potentially facilitating gene flow and dispersal among populations of species that have become ecological islands due to clearing. The English aristocrat recognised the historical importance of remnant business houses and early pearling masters' homes, and set about restoring some of Broome's architectural origins. Origin Middle English: contraction of obsolete remenant from Old French remenant, from remenoir, remanoir 'remain'.
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