| 释义 |
rel·ic /ˈrelɪk/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 遗物；遗迹；遗俗，遗风
a museum with relics of great explorers 收藏伟大探险家遗物的博物馆
a cultural relic 文化遗迹
a relic of colonialism 殖民主义遗迹
This custom is a relic of ancient times. 这习俗乃是古代遗风。
relics of Victorian discipline 维多利亚时代严格约束的遗风
2. 圣徒遗物，圣物；圣骨
a relic of Christ 基督遗物
3. 纪念物
These are relics of his journey round the world. 这些是他周游世界旅行的纪念品。
4. [relics] 残留物，残片；废墟
We dug up the relics of a war chariot. 我们掘得一辆古战车的残骸。
These broadcasting systems are cold-war relics. 这些广播系统是冷战的残留物。
5. [relics] 遗体，尸骸
6. 〈口〉老人
7. 【生】孑遗种
8. 【地】残缺，残遗地貌
9. 【语】(古形式的)残余；残余古形式
[<OFr relique<L reliquiae remains<relinquere to leave behind, relinquish] phr. a relic of barbarism 野蛮风俗的残余；陋习的遗留 Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism. 肉刑是野蛮风俗的残余。select teachers by a so-called point system as a relic of barbarism 作为一种残留陋习以所谓的评点制度选拔教员 |