late 14c., contraction of remenant (c. 1300), from Old French remanant "rest, remainder, surplus," noun use of present participle of remanoir "to remain" (see remain (v.)). Specific sense of "end of a piece of drapery, cloth, etc." is recorded from early 15c. An Old English word for "remnant" was endlaf.
中文解释
1. remain => remnant.2. remain => remn- + -ant.
实用例句
1. Obedience by women towards men is a remnant of religious teaching.
女人对男人的顺从是宗教教义的残迹。来自柯林斯例句
2. The Ainu settlers in Hokkaido are the last remnant of a prehistoric race.
北海道的阿伊努人是史前某个种族的最后残存者.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. It matters little where we pass the remnant of our days.
我们在什么地方度过我们的余年已经无关紧要.来自辞典例句
4. You have certainly parted with the remnant of your mind.
