- (usually the remainder)[singular + singular or plural verb]
the people, things or time that remain synonym rest When the remainder refers to a plural noun, the verb is plural Most of our employees work in New York; the remainder are in London.其他人员;剩余物;剩余时间 Extra ExamplesHe was silent throughout the remainder of the journey. 在余下的旅程中,他一直保持沉默。 If you don't have enough cash with you can pay the remainder tomorrow. 如果你没有足够的现金,你可以明天支付剩余的钱。 In the remainder of this chapter we shall compare the two methods. 在本章的剩余部分,我们将比较这两种方法。 She was an invalid for the remainder of her life. 她余生都是个残疾人。
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mathematics )数学 the numbers left after one number has been subtracted from another, or one number has been divided into another compare divisor差数;余数 - [countable]
a book that has been remaindered 廉价出售的图书;滞销图书
Word Originlate Middle English (in a legal sense): from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin remanere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + manere ‘to stay’.