名詞 remnant:

1. a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
   同義詞：leftover
2. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
   同義詞：end, remainder, oddment

1. A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
   化石埋置并保存于地層中的古生物遺體、遺物和其生活遺址，如骨骸、葉子的印痕等
2. If something has been partly used or destroyed, we use remains or remnants.
   若某物的一部分已用掉或毀掉，其剩余或殘存部分可用。
3. I will sell this remnant to you, at cost.
   我愿將此剩貨照成本賣給你。
4. The beautiful curtain is made of remnant materials.
   這個漂亮的窗簾是用零頭布做的。

rem.nant

n.（名詞）
Something left over; a remainder.
殘余的：殘余的東西；剩余
A leftover piece of fabric remaining after the rest has been used or sold.
邊角料：在其余部分被用掉或買掉之后留下來的布片
A surviving trace or vestige:
遺留下來的痕跡或者殘余：
例句：
a remnant of his past glory.See Synonyms at remainder
他昔日榮耀的子遺參見 remainder

Often remnants A small surviving group of people.
常作 remnants 存活下來的一小隊人

來源：
Middle English remanant, remnant
中古英語 remanant, remnant
from Old French remanant [from present participle of] remaindre [to remain] * see remain
源自 古法語 remanant [] 源自remaindre的現(xiàn)在分詞 [遺留下來] *參見 remain