rump
/rʌmp/noun
1
- the hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird（哺乳动物的）臀部; （鸟的）腰部。
1.1
- chiefly humorous a person's buttocks〈主幽默〉（人的）臀部。
2
- a small or unimportant remnant of something originally larger残余部分; 剩余的不重要部分; 低劣部分：
once the profitable enterprises have been sold the unprofitable rump will be left.
一旦有赢利的公司卖掉, 就剩下没有赢利的劣绩公司了。
2.1
- RUMP PARLIAMENT的简称。
派生词
rumpless
adjective词源
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish and Norwegian rumpe 'backside'.