relic

詳細解釋：

rel.ic

n.（名詞）
Something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or a custom whose original culture has disappeared:
遺蹟：隨時間消逝而遺留下來的東西，尤指其起源文化已經消失了的物體或風俗：
例句：
.Corporal punishment was a relic of barbarism.(Cyril Connolly)
.體罰是野蠻的文化的遺風遺俗.(西里爾·康諾利)

Something cherished for its age or historic interest.
遺物：固其年代或歷史重要性而受珍愛的物體
An object kept for its association with the past; a memento.
紀念物：因和過去有聯繫而受保護的物體；紀念品
An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.
聖徒遺物：在宗教上受到敬仰的物體，尤指聖人的身體或者其個人物品
Or relics A corpse; remains.
或 relics 屍體；殘留物

來源：
Middle English relik [object of religious veneration]
中古英文 relik [在宗教上受到敬仰的物體]
from Old French relique
源自 古法文 relique
from Late Latin reliquiae [sacred relics]
源自 後期拉丁語 reliquiae [神聖的遺物]
from Latin [remains]
源自 拉丁語 [殘留物]
from reliquus [remaining]
源自 reliquus [遺留的]
from relinquere reloq- [to leave behind] * see relinquish
源自 relinquere reloq- [留在後頭] *參見 relinquish