remain

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which is left; relic; remainder. in-plural
  2. That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. in-plural
  3. Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
  4. State of remaining; stay. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
    — After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
  2. To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
    — If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
  3. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
    — Promise me you will always remain my good little girl.
  4. To await; to be left to.
  5. To continue in a state of being. copulative
    — There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”).
Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.
词源 2
From Middle English remainen, from Old French remain-, stressed stem of remanoir, from Latin remaneō, maneō, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stay”).
Displaced native Middle English beliven, bliven (“to remain”) (from Old English belīfan (“to remain, stay”)) due to confluence with related Middle English beleven (“to leave behind”), with which it merged. More at beleave and belive.
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