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rel·ic AHD[rĕlʹĭk] D.J.[ˈrelɪk]K.K.[ˈrɛlɪk]n.(名词)- Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or a custom whose original culture has disappeared:遗迹:随时间消逝而遗留下来的东西,尤指其起源文化已经消失了的物体或风俗:"Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism"(Cyril Connolly)“体罚是野蛮的文化的遗风遗俗”(西里尔·康诺利)
- Something cherished for its age or historic interest.遗物:固其年代或历史重要性而受珍爱的物体
- An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.纪念物:因和过去有联系而受保护的物体;纪念品
- An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.圣徒遗物:在宗教上受到敬仰的物体,尤指圣人的身体或者其个人物品
- Or relics A corpse; remains. 或 relics 尸体;残留物
- Middle English relik [object of religious veneration] 中古英语 relik [在宗教上受到敬仰的物体]
- from Old French relique 源自 古法语 relique
- from Late Latin reliquiae [sacred relics] 源自 后期拉丁语 reliquiae [神圣的遗物]
- from Latin [remains] 源自 拉丁语 [残留物]
- from reliquus [remaining] 源自 reliquus [遗留的]
- from relinquere relīq- [to leave behind] * see relinquish 源自 relinquere relīq- [留在后头] * 参见 relinquish
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