the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea
(遇难船只的)漂浮残骸,漂浮货物。比较<Bold>JETSAM</Bold>.
〈喻〉 被弃之物(或人),无用之物(或人)
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the room was cleared of boxes and other flotsam. 房间里的盒子和其他没用的东西都清理掉了。
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flotsam and jetsam useless or discarded objects 无用(或被丢弃)的东西
"early 17th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French