oddment
n. 零头, 碎屑, 零碎物件, 奇特的东西
词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
A part of something that is left over, such as a piece of cloth.
an oddment of ribbon / of wood
1926, Ronald Firbank, Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli, Chapter 6, in The Complete Ronald Firbank, Norfolk, CT: J. Laughlin, p. 667, ‘Ps! ps!’ she purred, feeling amorously for her scissors beneath the sumptuous oddments of old church velvet and brocade that she loved to ruffle and ruck.
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2.
Something that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
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An item that was originally part of a set but is sold individually; an excess item of stock.
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A part of a book that is not a portion of the text, such as the title, index, etc. (usually plural).
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A person who does not fit in with others or is considered to be strange in some way.
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A varied collection (of items).
1862, Edward Bradley (as Cuthbert Bede), “The Agreeable Monk” in The Curate of Cranston; with Other Prose and Verse, London: Saunders, Otley, p. 281, […] there are two or three tables, where are newspapers, and some of the latest periodicals and reviews, and a miscellaneous oddment of the current sacred and profane literature, stacked for convenience of reference […]
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A remaining number or amount (after a calculation).
1877, Robert Roberts (ed.), The Apophthegmes of Erasmus Translated into English by Nicolas Udall, Boston, Lincolnshire: Robert Roberts, Appendix, p. 459, When they went to market, a basket of eggs was one of their most frequent charges, and in making their purchases at various shops the tradesman would often be asked “to take eggs for money” to a certain extent; especially when the sum to pay left an “oddment,” such as 4d. or 8d.
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Something strange or unusual.
词汇关系
词源
From odd + -ment.
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