n.[C]

1. 残余，剩余；遗迹，遗风
   Even today remnants of this practice remain.

   直至今日这一习俗仍然残存着。

   You can see many remnants of the Roman civilization in Italy.

   在意大利，你可以看到许多罗马文明的遗迹。

2. 零料，边角剩料；零头布
   She bought a remnant of silk at a bargain.

   她廉价购得一块零头丝布。

3. 残存者[P]

a.

1. 残余的，剩余的；残留的

n.

1. a small remaining part, quantity, or trace.
   ▸a piece of cloth left when the greater part has been used or sold.
2. Christian Theology  a small minority of people who will remain faithful to God and so be saved.

adj.