an object, tradition, or system from the past that continues to exist遗物;遗迹;遗风;遗俗
During the dig, the archaeological team found some relics from the Stone Age.在发掘过程中,考古队发现了一些石器时代的遗迹。
The country's employment system is a relic of the 1960s when jobs were scarce.这个国家的就业体制是20世纪60年代遗留的产物,那时工作机会非常少。
a part of the body or something that belonged to a holy person圣骨;圣物;圣徒遗物
These bones are the relics of a 12th-century saint.这些骸骨是一位12世纪圣徒的圣骨。