不及物動詞：保持不變、仍然是、遺留、剩餘
常見搭配詞：
- remain + 形容詞
保持…的狀態
例句：All the students remained silent.
所有的學生都保持沈默。 - remain + 名詞
保持…
例句：The murder remains a mystery.
那謀殺案一直沒破案。 - remain to be seen
尚未確定、還說不定
例句：It remains to be seen whether the new policy will have a positive impact on the economy.
新政策是否對經濟產生正面影響尚待觀察。 - remain to be Vpp
表示某件事情尚未確定或尚待解決
例句：The success of the new product in the market remains to be evaluated, since it has just been launched.
由於新產品剛剛推出，其在市場上的成功尚待評估。 - the fact remains that SV
無法改變的事實是…
例句：The fact remains that the boy was lying.
事實是那男孩在說謊。
例句：
- Energy costs will not remain high.
能源價格不會一直保持在高檔，應該會下降。 - The old man remained motionless for at least an hour.
至少一個小時，那老人ㄧ動也不動。 - One has to keep learning if they are to remain competitive.
想要保有競爭力，ㄧ個人必須要保持學習。 - The castle has remained virtually unchanged since the time it was built.
那城堡自建成後至今，幾乎沒變。 - The boy remained calm when the earthquake hit.
那個男孩在地震來襲時，保持冷靜，不驚慌。 - Most teachers remained hesitant.
大部分的老師保持觀望的態度。 - My aunt remained single all her life.
我阿姨終身未嫁。 - My parents remained with me for two weeks.
我父母待在我家兩週。 - The final outcome of the negotiations remains to be determined, as both sides are still discussing the terms.
談判的最終結果尚待確定，因為雙方仍在討論條款。
同義詞：
- stay 停留、保持 vi. 表示保持在某個地點、狀態或條件。
例句：Please stay seated until the performance is over.
演出結束前請保持就坐。 - persist 堅持、持續 vi. 表示持續存在或堅定不移。
例句：The rain persisted throughout the day.
雨一整天都在下。 - linger 拖延、逗留 vi. 表示在某個地方或狀態停留較長時間。
例句：The smell of her perfume lingered in the room.
她的香水味在房間裡徘徊。 - endure 忍受、持續 vi. 表示持續存在或承受住困難、痛苦等。
例句：The monument has endured the test of time.
這座紀念碑經受住了時間的考驗。 - last 持續、延續 vi. 表示在一段時間內繼續存在或保持。
例句：The concert lasted for two hours.
音樂會持續了兩個小時。
衍生字
- remaining 留下的；剩餘的；其餘的 adj.
- remains 剩餘物；殘留物；遺跡，遺址 n.
- remainder 差數；餘數 n. 削價出售 vt.
