historical

adjective

/hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

/hɪˈstɔːrɪkl/

[usually before noun]

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connected with the past
- You must place these events in their historical context.
- stories based on historical fact
- This book provides a historical perspective.
- one of the greatest historical figures of all time, Alexander the Great
Extra Examples
- Russia's historical and cultural treasures were badly damaged by war.
- the historical background to the war
- an essay on the historical development of the novel
- Women are not allowed to enter the monastery for historical reasons.
connected with the study of history
- historical documents/records/research
- historical evidence provided by scholars
- The building is of historical importance.
Which Word? historic / historical
historic / historical
- Historic is usually used to describe something that is so important that it is likely to be remembered:
  Today is a historic occasion for our country.
  Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past:
  I have been doing some historical research.
  Was Robin Hood a historical figure?
Topics Historyb1
(of a book, film, etc.) about people and events in the past
- a historical novel/setting
- Good historical fiction sheds light on the past.
Wordfinder
- comic
- far-fetched
- gripping
- historical
- mannered
- moving
- rambling
- readable
- story
- tragic
Topics Literature and writingb1

Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of historical and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek historikos, from historia ‘narrative, knowing by enquiry’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’.

单词	historical
释义	historical adjective /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ /hɪˈstɔːrɪkl/ [usually before noun] jump to other results connected with the past You must place these events in their historical context. stories based on historical fact This book provides a historical perspective. one of the greatest historical figures of all time, Alexander the Great Extra Examples Russia's historical and cultural treasures were badly damaged by war. the historical background to the war an essay on the historical development of the novel Women are not allowed to enter the monastery for historical reasons. connected with the study of history historical documents/records/research historical evidence provided by scholars The building is of historical importance. Which Word? historic / historicalhistoric / historical Historic is usually used to describe something that is so important that it is likely to be remembered: Today is a historic occasion for our country. Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past: I have been doing some historical research. Was Robin Hood a historical figure? Topics Historyb1 (of a book, film, etc.) about people and events in the past a historical novel/setting Good historical fiction sheds light on the past. Wordfinder comic far-fetched gripping historical mannered moving rambling readable story tragic Topics Literature and writingb1 Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of historical and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek historikos, from historia ‘narrative, knowing by enquiry’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’.
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