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rel.ic5rel7Ikn [C]an object, tradition or system from the past which has survived and continues to exist遗物,遗迹,遗俗During the dig, the archeological team found some relics from the Stone Age.在挖掘中,考古队发现了石器时代的一些遗物。The country's employment system is a relic of the 1960s when jobs were scarce.该国的就业制度是从上世纪60年代工作很少时遗留下来的。Since returning from imprisonment, he has seemed like a relic of the past, clinging to his outdated beliefs.自从从监禁回来后,他似乎像一个老古董,死抱住他那过时的信仰。A relic is also a part of the body or clothing or one of the belongings of a SAINT (= a holy person).圣徒遗物,圣物These bones are the relics of a 12th-century saint.这些骨头是一位12世纪圣徒的遗骨。(humorous) A relic can be a very old or old-fashioned thing or person.老古董,老式人物He's still driving around in that old relic of his.他仍开着他那辆老古董车四处转。
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