remnant
US
UK remnant n: (scrap of cloth)
SC 布头 bù tóu
SC 零碎布料 bù tóu ，líng suì bù liào
You can use all your remnants to make a quilt.
你可以用所有的布头做条被子。
remnant of [sth] n: (piece left over)
SC 剩余物 shèng yú wù
TC 剩餘物
TC 剩餘物
SC 残留物 shèng yú wù，cán liú wù
TC 殘留物
TC 殘留物
Why not use these remnants of wood for kindling?
用这些废木料生火不好吗？
remnant of [sth] n: figurative (trace of [sth] past)
SC …的残迹
SC …的印记
The retired athlete looked at his jersey, a remnant of his former greatness.
那位退役的运动员看着自己的球衣，那是他当年荣耀的印记。