moiety
n . 一半,一部分,应得之份
一半,一部分,应得之份
moiety n 1 :
one of two (
approximately )
equal parts [
synonym : {
moiety },
{
mediety }]
2 :
one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe Moiety \
Moi "
e *
ty \ (
moi "[-
e ]*
t [
y ^]),
n .;
pl . {
Moieties }
(
moi "[-
e ]*
t [
i ^]
z ). [
F .
moiti ['
e ],
L .
medietas ,
fr .
medius middle ,
half .
See {
Mid },
a .,
and cf . {
Mediate }, {
Mediety }.]
1 .
One of two equal parts ;
a half ;
as ,
a moiety of an estate ,
of goods ,
or of profits ;
the moiety of a jury ,
or of a nation . --
Shak .
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The more beautiful moiety of his majesty '
s subject .
--
Addison .
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2 .
An indefinite part ;
a small part . --
Shak .
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Residue \
Res "
i *
due \ (
r ?
z "?-
d ?),
n . [
F .
r ['
e ]
sidu ,
L .
residuum ,
fr .
residuus that is left behind ,
remaining ,
fr .
residere to remain behind .
See {
Reside },
and cf . {
Residuum }.]
1 .
That which remains after a part is taken ,
separated ,
removed ,
or designated ;
remnant ;
remainder .
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The residue of them will I deliver to the sword .
--
Jer .
xv .
9 .
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If church power had then prevailed over its victims ,
not a residue of English liberty would have been saved . --
I .
Taylor .
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2 . (
Law )
That part of a testeator '
s estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises ,
and which remains after payment of debts and legacies .
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3 . (
Chem .)
That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents ;
hence ,
an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule ;
a {
moiety }
or {
group }; --
used as nearly equivalent to {
radical },
but in a more general sense .
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Note :
The term radical is sometimes restricted to groups containing carbon ,
the term residue and {
moiety }
being applied to the others .
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4 . (
Theory of Numbers )
Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus ;
thus ,
if 7 is the modulus ,
and 9 the given number ,
the numbers -
5 ,
2 ,
16 ,
23 ,
etc .,
are residues .
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Syn :
Rest ;
remainder ;
remnant ;
balance ;
residuum ;
remains ;
leavings ;
relics .
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118 Moby Thesaurus words for "
moiety ":
allotment ,
allowance ,
ashram ,
big end ,
bigger half ,
bisection ,
bit ,
bite ,
body ,
budget ,
butt ,
caste ,
chip ,
chunk ,
clan ,
class ,
clip ,
clipping ,
collop ,
colony ,
commission ,
commonwealth ,
commune ,
community ,
contingent ,
crumb ,
cut ,
cutting ,
deal ,
destiny ,
dividend ,
division ,
dole ,
dollop ,
economic class ,
end ,
endogamous group ,
equal share ,
equidistance ,
extended family ,
family ,
fate ,
fifty percent ,
fifty -
fifty ,
fragment ,
gens ,
gob ,
gobbet ,
half ,
half -
and -
half ,
halfway house ,
halver ,
helping ,
hemisphere ,
hunk ,
interest ,
kinship group ,
lot ,
lump ,
measure ,
mediety ,
meed ,
member ,
mess ,
mid -
distance ,
midcourse ,
middle distance ,
midway ,
modicum ,
morsel ,
nuclear family ,
order ,
parcel ,
paring ,
part ,
particle ,
percentage ,
phratria ,
phratry ,
phyle ,
piece ,
portion ,
proportion ,
quantum ,
quota ,
rake -
off ,
rasher ,
ration ,
scoop ,
scrap ,
section ,
segment ,
semicircle ,
semisphere ,
settlement ,
shard ,
share ,
shaving ,
shiver ,
shred ,
slice ,
sliver ,
small share ,
smithereen ,
snack ,
snatch ,
snip ,
snippet ,
social class ,
society ,
splinter ,
stake ,
stitch ,
stock ,
stump ,
subcaste ,
tatter ,
totem
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