/'remnənt; `rɛmnənt/
n
1 (often pl 常作复数)
(a) small remaining quantity or part or number of things or people （事物或人）剩余的小部分, 余下的数量
*remnants of a meal 残羹剩饭
* the remnants of a shattered army 被击溃的军队的残余部分.
(b) (fig 比喻) surviving trace of sth 遗留的痕迹
*remnants of one's former glory 自己过去的光荣见证. =>Usage at rest3 用法见rest3.
2 small piece of cloth or carpet left over from a roll and sold at a reduced price （减价出售的布料或地毯织料的）零头
*[attrib 作定语] a remnant sale 布头的减价出售.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: remenant, present participle of remenoir 'to remain', from Latin remanere; REMAIN]
[usually plural]
a small part of something that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten
remnant of
　The remnants of a meal stood on the table.
a small piece of cloth left from a larger piece and sold cheaply