the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed 剩余物,残余 the remains of a sandwich lunch were on the table. 桌子上摆着吃剩的三明治午餐。 ■historical or archaeological relics 遗迹 Roman remains. 罗马遗迹。 ■a person's body after death 遗体,遗骨
语源
late Middle English (occasionally treated as singular): from Old French remain, from remaindre, from an informal form of Latin remanere (see remain)