flotsam and jetsam
漂浮物和废料
口语·描述杂乱无用的物品或人群
英文释义
miscellaneous or unimportant items or people; the useless or discarded parts of a group or society
例句
After the garage sale, the driveway was full of flotsam and jetsam nobody wanted.
典故来源
源自航海术语,flotsam指沉船后漂浮的货物,jetsam指为减轻船重而抛弃的货物,后引申为无用的杂物或人群。