leftover

残った、余った

ほかの分が使われたり食べられたり持ち去られたりした後に残っている。

やさしい英語で： Still there after the rest has been used, eaten, or taken.

• We ate the leftover rice.
• Use leftover paint to decorate the box.
• She bought a book with her leftover money.

類義語： remaining, unused, spare

よく使う表現： leftover food, leftover paint, leftover money

残り物、食べ残し

食事の後に残った食べ物。後で食べるために取っておくことも多い。

やさしい英語で： Food that remains after a meal, often kept to eat later.

• We had leftovers for lunch.
• Put the leftovers in the fridge.
• Can I reheat yesterday’s leftovers?

類義語： remaining food

よく使う表現： a tasty leftover, a dinner leftover

残り、名残

ほかのものが使われたり取り除かれたりした後に残るもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that remains after other things have been used, taken, or removed.

• This piece of wood is a leftover from the repair.
• She made a bag from fabric leftovers.
• The strange rule is a leftover from an older system.

使い方： a leftover from something (That broken tile is a leftover from the building work.)

類義語： remnant, remainder

よく使う表現： a leftover from, use a leftover