remainder

remainder — 名詞

1. whatever (people, objects, or time) is still present once a portion has gone awa

1.名詞B2
釋義

剩餘部分

其他部分被用掉或拿走後剩下的人事物或時間

whatever (people, objects, or time) is still present once a portion has gone away, been used up, finished, or taken away.

例句

Christopher ate half the pizza and put the remainder in the fridge for breakfast.

Christopher 吃掉了一半的披薩，剩下的部分放進冰箱當早餐。

the remainder of [thing] for what is left of an object

Sofie spent the remainder of the afternoon reading novels in the garden.

Sofie 把那天下午剩下的時間都用來在花園裡讀小說。

the remainder of + time period

同義詞
  • rest

    more common in everyday speech; 'the rest' replaces 'the remainder' in most casual contexts

  • balance

    preferred for money or amounts owed, especially in finance

  • leftovers

    informal, mostly used for uneaten food

反義詞
  • whole

    the complete amount before any part is removed

文法句型

the remainder of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by 'the' and followed by 'of + noun phrase'. Distinguish from sense 2: this general sense covers people, things, or time, while sense 2 is strictly the math result of division or subtraction.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a remainder of the cake.
✅I ate the remainder of the cake.
💡'remainder' takes 'the', not 'a'.
❌She slept during remainder of the flight.
✅She slept during the remainder of the flight.
💡don't drop 'the' before 'remainder'.

2. in arithmetic, the small leftover figure produced if one whole number cannot be

2.名詞B1
釋義

餘數

整數相除無法整除時剩下來的小數字

in arithmetic, the small leftover figure produced if one whole number cannot be split evenly by another.

例句

When you divide 17 by 5, the answer is 3 with a remainder of 2.

17 除以 5，答案是 3 餘 2。

a remainder of + number after division

Ilan's teacher asked the class to find the remainder when 100 is divided by 7.

Ilan 的老師要全班算出 100 除以 7 的餘數。

find the remainder + when-clause

同義詞
  • rest

    non-technical; rarely used in formal math contexts

  • residue

    more technical; used in modular arithmetic and chemistry

文法句型

a remainder of + number

用法筆記

Strictly a mathematical term, used only with division and subtraction. The remainder must always be smaller than the divisor. Outside math class, native speakers will say 'rest' or 'leftover', not 'remainder', for everyday quantities.

常見錯誤

❌20 divided by 6 has a remainder of 8.
✅20 divided by 6 has a remainder of 2.
💡the remainder is always less than the divisor.
❌I have a remainder of three cookies in my lunchbox.
✅I have three cookies left in my lunchbox.
💡outside math, use 'left' or 'rest', not 'remainder'.

3. a book that the publisher offers at a much lower price because it has stopped se

3.名詞C1
釋義

特價滯銷書

出版社降價出清的滯銷書

a book that the publisher offers at a much lower price because it has stopped selling at full price.

例句

Reuben found a hardback biography of Mozart in the remainder bin for just three pounds.

Reuben 在特價書區找到一本莫札特的精裝傳記，只要三英鎊。

remainder bin: place where discounted books sit

The little bookshop near Padma's flat sells mostly remainders to attract student customers.

Padma 公寓附近那家小書店主要靠賣特價書來吸引學生客人。

plural 'remainders' for a class of cheap books

同義詞
  • markdown

    any discounted item, not limited to books

  • overstock

    unsold inventory, often sold off cheaply

文法句型

a remainder

remainder bin / table / shop

用法筆記

Mostly seen in the book trade and in journalism about publishing. Often appears in the compound 'remainder bin' or 'remainder table', the physical spot where shops display these cheap copies.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a remainder shirt at half price.
✅I bought a discounted shirt at half price.
💡'remainder' as a discounted item refers only to books, not clothing or other goods.

remainder — 動詞