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relic n.遗物,遗迹,废墟,纪念物 The noun relic is derived from relinquere, Latin for "to leave behind." A crumbling Roman wall is a relic of a once-great civilization. The superstition that seven years of bad luck will follow if you break a mirror may be a relic of the old superstition that a mirror can trap the souls of those reflected in it. Whether it's an object or an idea, a relic is a remnant of the past. Religious relics are items, such as Buddha’s tooth or St. Anne’s wrist bone, that have been preserved and venerated. ★☆☆☆☆ 2017.2

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['relik] A relic is a fragment from the past — one of Elvis's guitars, an ancient piece of pottery or even an outmoded way of thinking -– that remains behind. Your dad might love his old albums, but to you, they're just relics. Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past; it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]遗物；遗迹；纪念物 If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present.   [usu N of/from n]The tower is a relic of grim days when big houses had to be fortified against invaders...这座塔是那些灰暗岁月的遗迹，那时大房子不得不被加固，以抵御侵略者。Germany's asylum law is a relic of an era in European history which has passed...德国的收容法是欧洲历史上一个已逝去时期的遗留产物。He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](有历史价值的)遗物，遗迹，遗址 A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance.   [usu with supp]...a museum of war relics.战争遗迹纪念馆...ancient Egyptian relics.古埃及遗迹3[N-COUNT 可数名词]圣物；圣骨 A relic is the body of a saint or something else associated with a saint, which some people regard as holy.

英语单词	relic
英美音标	['relik]
中文释义	n.遗物,遗迹,废墟,纪念物
vocab简明	A relic is a fragment from the past — one of Elvis's guitars, an ancient piece of pottery or even an outmoded way of thinking -– that remains behind. Your dad might love his old albums, but to you, they're just relics.
vocab扩展	The noun relic is derived from relinquere, Latin for "to leave behind." A crumbling Roman wall is a relic of a once-great civilization. The superstition that seven years of bad luck will follow if you break a mirror may be a relic of the old superstition that a mirror can trap the souls of those reflected in it. Whether it's an object or an idea, a relic is a remnant of the past. Religious relics are items, such as Buddha’s tooth or St. Anne’s wrist bone, that have been preserved and venerated.
真题原句	Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past; it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]遗物；遗迹；纪念物 If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present. [usu N of/from n] The tower is a relic of grim days when big houses had to be fortified against invaders... 这座塔是那些灰暗岁月的遗迹，那时大房子不得不被加固，以抵御侵略者。 Germany's asylum law is a relic of an era in European history which has passed... 德国的收容法是欧洲历史上一个已逝去时期的遗留产物。 He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past. 他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](有历史价值的)遗物，遗迹，遗址 A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance. [usu with supp] ...a museum of war relics. 战争遗迹纪念馆 ...ancient Egyptian relics. 古埃及遗迹 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]圣物；圣骨 A relic is the body of a saint or something else associated with a saint, which some people regard as holy.
来源	2017.2

Relic N Count 可数名词 Thinking Superstition Mirror Past Culture