单词 | relic |
释义 | relic['relik]n. 遗物, 遗迹, 纪念物, 遗风, 残留物 relic rel.ic AHD: [rµl“¹k] D.J. [6rel!k]K.K. [6rWl!k]n.(名词)1. Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or a custom whose original culture has disappeared:遗迹:随时间消逝而遗留下来的东西,尤指其起源文化已经消失了的物体或风俗:“Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism”(&b{Cyril Connolly})“体罚是野蛮的文化的遗风遗俗”(西里尔·康诺利)2. Something cherished for its age or historic interest.遗物:固其年代或历史重要性而受珍爱的物体3. An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.纪念物:因和过去有联系而受保护的物体;纪念品4. An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.圣徒遗物:在宗教上受到敬仰的物体,尤指圣人的身体或者其个人物品5. Or relics A corpse; remains.或 relics 尸体;残留物语源:1. Middle English relik [object of religious veneration] 中古英语 relik [在宗教上受到敬仰的物体] 2. from Old French relique 源自 古法语 relique 3. from Late Latin reliquiae [sacred relics] 源自 后期拉丁语 reliquiae [神圣的遗物] 4. from Latin [remains] 源自 拉丁语 [残留物] 5. from reliquus [remaining] 源自 reliquus [遗留的] 6. from relinquere rel&9{º}q- [to leave behind] * see relinquish 源自 relinquere rel&9{º}q- [留在后头] *参见 relinquish |
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