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an oddment (of + noun)
通常指布料等剩余的零头。
She bought an oddment of silk from the remnant store.
她从那家零头布店买了一块丝绸零料。
零头；碎料
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零头；碎料
A piece or part left over, especially a remnant of cloth.
She bought an oddment of silk from the remnant store.
她从那家零头布店买了一块丝绸零料。
剩余的部分,如一块布。
A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
与周围物品不匹配或难以归类的东西；杂项物品。
Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
原本是套装中的一部分但单独出售的物品；库存中的剩余物品。
An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
书籍中不属于正文的部分,如标题、索引等(通常用复数)。
A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
The tailor saved all the oddments of cloth to make a patchwork quilt.
裁缝保存了所有布料零头来做拼布被子。
I found an oddment of old keys in the drawer.
我在抽屉里发现了一把旧钥匙的零碎物件。
At the flea market, he bought an oddment that turned out to be a rare antique.
在跳蚤市场上，他买了一个奇特的东西，结果发现是稀有的古董。
通常指布料等剩余的零头。
She bought an oddment of silk from the remnant store.
她从那家零头布店买了一块丝绸零料。
常用复数形式，表示各种零碎物品。
The drawer was full of oddments like buttons and pins.
抽屉里满是纽扣、别针之类的零碎物件。
He kept a collection of oddments from his travels.
他收藏旅行中收集的各种奇特小物件。
Not this
I found an odd on the table.
Use this
I found an oddment on the table.
中文学习者常将形容词'odd'误当作名词使用，但英语中需要名词形式'oddment'来表示'零碎物件'或'奇特的东西'。
Not this
I have many oddment in my drawer.
Use this
I have many oddments in my drawer.
中文没有复数标记，学习者容易忘记可数名词'oddment'的复数形式加-s，表示多个零碎物件。
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