ADJECTIVE | VERB + RELIC | RELIC + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤ancient古代遺跡▸➤last最後的殘留◇It was the last relic of the old system.這是舊體制最後的殘餘。➤quaint離奇有趣的幸存者◇He seemed to view her as a quaint relic of the past.他似乎把她看成別致的老古董。➤historic, historical歷史遺跡▸➤precious, priceless珍貴的/無價的遺物▸➤holy, religious, sacred聖髑;宗教遺物VERB + RELIC➤discover, unearth發現/出土聖髑◇The relics were discovered in a lead box in the ruins of an abbey.在一所修道院的廢墟中發現了裝在鉛盒裏的聖髑。➤preserve保存聖髑RELIC + VERB➤survive紀念物幸存下來◇This silver belt buckle is the only relic of the battle that survives.這個銀質皮帶扣是唯一存留下來的戰爭遺物。PREPOSITION➤relic from⋯的遺物◇Most of these guns are relics from the Boer War.這些槍支大部份都是布爾戰爭的遺物。PHRASES➤a relic of an age, a relic of a time某一時代的/某一時期的遺風◇relics of a bygone age以往年代的遺風◇a relic of the time when people hunted their own food靠自己打獵獲取食物時代的遺俗➤a relic of the past過去的遺俗◇They believe that hunting is a relic of the past and are calling for it to be banned.他們認為狩獵是舊時的遺俗,因而要求予以禁止。