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.
权威例句
1. I spent the remainder of the day feeling terrible.
我那天余下的时间里心情都很糟糕。
2. Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
说服其余人跟着效仿的努力仍在继续。
3. I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder.
我保留了一些他的书,其他的都送人了。
4. Fifteen students in the class are girls and the remainder are boys.
班里有15名女学生,其余是男生.
5. They joined up with us to spend the remainder of the holiday.