flotsam

flotsam
[ˈflɒts(ə)m]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea
    （遇难船只）漂浮残骸，漂浮货物。 比较 jetsam
    ■(figurative)people or things that have been rejected and are regarded as worthless
    (喻)被弃之物（或人），无用之物（或人）
    the room was cleared of boxes and other flotsam.
    房间里的盒子和其他没用的东西都清理掉了。
常用词组
flotsam and jetsam
  1. useless or discarded objects
    无用（或被丢弃）的东西
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French floteson, from floter 'to float'
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