English Dictionary

relict

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹɛlɪkt/

名詞

古語 フォーマル

(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.

日本語の意味

（古風な表現で）一方が亡くなった結婚しているカップルの中で、生存している配偶者（未亡人または未亡人）を指す。

When Sir Edmund passed away, his relict quietly managed the household and the estate he had left behind.

エドマンド卿が亡くなると、遺された配偶者は静かに屋敷と家事を切り盛りした。

意味（1）

(archaic) The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.

Upon which the Chancellor, by way of note said, 'it is suggested, that there is a relict of the deceased, married to another man, who has joined her in a power of attorney to authorize the sale of her interest, […]'

意味（2）

(biology, ecology) A species, organism, or ecosystem that has survived from a previous age: one that was once widespread but is now found only in a few areas.

The species may be a relict of former stages of historical vegetation and landscape development resulting from past climate changes (glacial and post- glacial periods).

意味（3）

(geology) A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age.

Dark rims around the pillows are caused by glaucophane enrichment, possibly a relict of a primary interaction between basalt and seawater, causing Na- enrichment in the original glass crust of the pillows.

意味（4）

(linguistics) A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.

A small number of linguists believe that Cimbrian is not an Austro-Bavarian dialect but a relict of Lombardic.

relicts （ plural ）