| 单词 | residual |
| 释义 | residual (once / 7771 pages) 1adjn 2n Residual describes what remains after most of something is gone. It’s an almost formal word for what’s leftover. If you’ve gotten over your breakup but you still have the urge to kick your ex, then you have some residual bitterness. Residual comes from the Old French root word residu, which means "a remainder." That's why residual can be something that is left behind, like the residual grime on your kitchen counter from wiping it with a dirty sponge or residual feelings of guilt that remain after you dumped your girlfriend because you were rude. A residual is also a payment to a performer, writer, or director of a television show every time the commercial airs; it’s a kind of royalty. WORD FAMILYresidual: residually, residuals+/residue: residual, residuary, residues USAGE EXAMPLESMy patient completed his course of radiation and chemotherapy, and his subsequent scans showed no evidence of residual disease. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Contributors to this volume discuss their stories, about the residual effects of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Contributors to this volume discuss their stories about the residual effects of Iraq and Afghanistan. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj relating to or indicating a remainder residual quantity Syn residuary 2n something left after other parts have been taken away 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper balance, remainder, residue, residuum, rest leftover, remnant a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists component, component part, constituent, part, portion something determined in relation to something that includes it n (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing he could retire on his residuals Hyper payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged |
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