A holdover is something that has stayed on from an earlier time, when the rest of the world has moved on. It can be a rule, a habit, a feeling, or an idea. Nobody sat down this year and invented it; it simply did not go away.

A holdover遺留下來的東西 is something that has stayed on from an earlier time是從較早的時代留下來、一直沒變的東西, when the rest of the world has moved on儘管世界其他部分都已經往前走了。 It can be a rule, a habit, a feeling, or an idea它可以是一條規定、一個習慣、一種感覺,或一個想法。 Nobody sat down this year and invented it沒有人是今年才坐下來發明它的; it simply did not go away它只是一直沒有消失。

The word is a little informal-to-neutral. You hear it in news and in conversation when someone wants to mark a time gap: this belongs to then, not to now.

The word is a little informal-to-neutral這個字語感偏非正式到中性之間。 You hear it in news and in conversation你會在新聞和對話裡聽到它 when someone wants to mark a time gap當有人想標出一個時間上的落差時: this belongs to then, not to now這是屬於「那時候」的,不屬於「現在」。

People also use it for a person who stayed in a job after a government or a boss changed — a holdover from the last team. The heart of the meaning is the same: it was held over; it continued.

People also use it for a person人們也會用這個字來指一個人 who stayed in a job after a government or a boss changed在政府或老闆換人之後,還留在原本職位上的人 — a holdover from the last team——是上一個團隊留下來的人。 The heart of the meaning is the same意思的核心是一樣的: it was held over; it continued它被留了下來,持續存在。

It is not a compliment or an insult by itself. A holdover rule might be wise, or it might be dusty and silly. The word just names the leftover.

It is not a compliment or an insult by itself它本身不算稱讚,也不算侮辱。 A holdover rule might be wise一條遺留下來的規定可能是明智的, or it might be dusty and silly也可能是老舊又愚蠢的。 The word just names the leftover這個字只是單純指出「剩下來的那個東西」。