Word · Frequency #38052

oddment

/ˈɒdmənt/

noun

零头；碎料

A piece or part left over, especially a remnant of cloth.

1.
A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
剩余的部分,如一块布。
2.
Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
与周围物品不匹配或难以归类的东西；杂项物品。
3.
An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
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。
4.
A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
书籍中不属于正文的部分,如标题、索引等(通常用复数)。
5.
A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
与他人不合群或在某些方面被认为奇怪的人。
6.
A varied collection (of items).
各种各样的物品集合；杂集。
7.
A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
(计算后)剩余的数量或数额。
8.
Something strange or unusual.
奇怪或不寻常的事物。

杂项；零碎东西；单件；零卖品；多余存货；余数；剩余额；（书的）正文以外的部分（如标题页、索引）；怪人；怪事；不合群的人

In use

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。

oddity: 古怪的事物 · oddity 强调人或事物的古怪、奇异特性，而 oddment 多指零碎物品或剩余布料
remnant: 剩余部分，残余 · remnant 指整体用后剩下的部分（尤其布料），与 oddment 的‘零头’义相近，但 remnant 更强调剩余而非零碎或奇特

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