relic

relic
noun
  1. an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest
    文物;遗物;遗迹
    ■a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence
    圣徒遗骨;圣徒遗物
    ■an object, custom, or belief that has survived from an earlier time but is now outmoded
    纪念物;遗风,遗俗
    individualized computer programming and time-sharing would become expensive relics.
    个性化的计算机编程和时间分享将成为昂贵的遗留文物。
    ■(relics)all that is left of something
    残留物;废墟
    relics of a lost civilization.
    一个失落的文明的废墟。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French relique (originally plural), from Latin reliquiae (see reliquiae)
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