flotsam
/ˈflɒtsəm/noun
mass noun
1- the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea（遇难船只的）漂浮残骸, 漂浮货物。比较JETSAM.
1.1
- 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。
短语
flotsam and jetsam
- useless or discarded objects无用（或被丢弃）的东西。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French floteson, from floter 'to float'.