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
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
A piece or part left over, especially a remnant of cloth.
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).
与他人不合群或在某些方面被认为奇怪的人。
A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
各种各样的物品集合；杂集。
A varied collection (of items).
(计算后)剩余的数量或数额。
A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
奇怪或不寻常的事物。
Something strange or unusual.
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。
用法提示：此处oddment为复数形式，指零碎布料。
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。
用法提示：此处oddment为单数，指零碎物件。
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。
用法提示：此处oddment为单数，指奇特的东西。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I found an odd on the table.
正确表达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'。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have many oddment in my drawer.
正确表达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。
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 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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