relic
/ˈrelɪk/noun
1- an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest文物; 遗物; 遗迹。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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分时将成为昂贵的遗留物。
1.3
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。
词源
Middle English: from Old French relique (originally plural), from Latin reliquiae （see RELIQUIAE）.