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relic /'rehk; 'relxk/ n [C] 1 part of the body, dress, etc of a saint or sth that belonged to him or was connected with him, kept after his death, as an object of reverence, and in some cases said to have miraculous powers. 圣者的部分遗骇、衣物等 (在其死后保存以作为崇敬的东西,据说在某些情形中具有神畚的力量); 圣物。 2 sth that has survived from the past and that serves to keep memories alive: 纪念物; 遗物: a ~ of early civilization, eg a stone implement; 早期文明的遗物 (如石器等); ~ s of superstition. 迷信的 ift 俗。 3 (pl) person's dead txdy or bones; what has survived destruction or decay. (复) 遗骸; 遗迹; 废墟。 |