remainder
/rɪˈmeɪndə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [rɪmˈendɚ] /rɪˈmeɪndər/ (ame, ipa) · [rɪmˈendɚ] /ri-ˈmān-dər/ (ame, mw) · /rɪˈmeɪn.dər/ (bre, ipa) · [rɪmˈendɚ] /rɪˈmeɪn.dɚ/ (ame, ipa)
remainder — 名詞
1. what is still present of something after the larger portion has already been use
其餘；剩餘
其他部分被取走後留下的
what is still present of something after the larger portion has already been used, eaten, sold, or otherwise removed
After paying for the hotel, the remainder of Joon's budget covered the bus fare.
付完旅館費用後，Joon 剩下的預算還夠付巴士車票。
collocation: the remainder of [something]
Élise ate half the pizza and kept the remainder in the fridge.
Élise 吃了一半披薩，把剩下的放進冰箱裡。
The library sold most of its old books; the remainder were donated to local schools.
圖書館賣掉了大部分舊書，其餘的則捐給了當地學校。
Rain washed away most of the soil, and the remainder was too thin for crops.
雨水沖走了大部分土壤，剩下的土層太薄，種不了作物。
Arjun used most of the wall paint and brushed the remainder onto the window frames.
Arjun 用了大部分牆面油漆，把剩下的刷到窗框上。
文法句型
the remainder of something
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'the' as 'the remainder of + noun'. The noun is treated as singular even when the items it refers to are plural ('the remainder of the cookies is in the jar').
常見錯誤
2. the small portion that remains when one whole number does not divide another exa
餘數
整數除不盡時剩下的數
the small portion that remains when one whole number does not divide another exactly — for instance, ten divided by three leaves a remainder of one
If you divide ten by three, the quotient is three and the remainder is one.
如果你把十除以三，商是三，餘數是一。
pattern: [number] divided by [number] with a remainder of [number]
The teacher asked the class to find the remainder after dividing fifteen by four.
老師要求全班算出十五除以四之後的餘數。
Tuan double-checked his answer: nine divided by two left a remainder of one.
Tuan 再次核對了答案：九除以二的餘數是一。
In any division calculation, the remainder must always be smaller than the divisor.
在任何除法計算中，餘數一定小於除數。
The computer program found a remainder of zero, which meant the number divided perfectly.
電腦程式算出的餘數是零，表示這個數可以整除。
- leftover amount
non-technical term for the same idea
- surplus
a more general term for an extra amount, not precise for math
文法句型
[number] divided by [number] with a remainder of [number]
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'quotient' (the result of division) and 'divisor' (the number you divide by). The remainder is always smaller than the divisor. In everyday language outside math class, people often use 'leftover' instead.
常見錯誤
3. a book that a publisher sells at a deep discount once regular demand has ended a
滯銷書
出版社低價拋售的庫存書
a book that a publisher sells at a deep discount once regular demand has ended and no new copies will be printed
The bookstore had a bin of remainders where novels were marked down to five dollars.
書店裡有一個滯銷書專區，小說全都降價到五美元。
Christopher bought several remainders at the fair, including a cookbook for just three pounds.
Christopher 在書展上買了幾本滯銷書，其中一本食譜只要三英鎊。
collocation: buy remainders
Publishers sell remainders to clearance outlets rather than storing unsold copies in warehouses.
出版社把滯銷書賣給清倉通路，而不是把未售出的庫存堆在倉庫裡。
The shelf was labeled 'Remainders,' with every book priced at half the original cover price.
架子上標著「滯銷書」，每本都只賣原定價的一半。
Darius found a remainder copy of the gardening guide for under the price of coffee.
Darius 找到一本到比一杯咖啡還便宜的滯銷園藝指南。
- overstock
a surplus item the seller needs to clear; slightly broader term
文法句型
remainder + verb (publisher sells)
用法筆記
This is a technical term from the publishing industry. In everyday speech, people usually say 'discounted book' or 'clearance book'. The noun can also be used attributively ('remainder bin', 'remainder table').
常見錯誤
remainder — 動詞
- remainderpresent simple I / you / we / they
- remainders3rd person singular
- remaindering-ing form
- remainderedpast simple
1. when a publisher gets rid of unsold copies of a book by offering them at a very
廉價拋售
出版社低價出售未賣出的書
when a publisher gets rid of unsold copies of a book by offering them at a very low price, usually because demand has dried up and no new print run will be made
The publishing house remaindered the unsold travel guides after tourist interest faded.
這家出版社在遊客興趣消退後，將未售出的旅遊指南廉價拋售。
active: [publisher] remainder [book]
Thousands of hardbacks were remaindered when the celebrity memoir failed to attract buyers.
名人回憶錄未能吸引買家後，數千本精裝書被廉價拋售。
passive: be remaindered
The warehouse remaindered old textbooks to make room for the new academic editions.
倉庫把舊課本廉價拋售，好騰出空間給新版教材。
Caio suggested that the publisher remainder the unsold atlases rather than pay for storage.
Caio 建議出版社把那些地圖集廉價拋售，而不是繼續付倉儲費。
文法句型
[publisher] remainder [book]
be remaindered
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in the book-publishing industry. The passive form ('The books were remaindered') is especially common. Do not use this verb for other products or types of sale.