单词 | historical |
释义 | historical (once / 166 pages) adj Use the adjective historical to describe something that happened in the past, like the historical details of your ancestors' immigration to the United States. When you're talking about events in the past, you can call them historical. Civil War reenactors might work hard to research the perfect historical costumes, and set designers for period films try to recreate rooms with historical accuracy, making them look just like they would have in the past. The word historical traces back to the Greek word historia, "a learning by inquiry, history, or record." WORD FAMILYhistorical: ahistorical, historically, historicalness, prehistorical+/historian: historians/history: historian, historic, historical, historicism, histories, prehistory/prehistoric: prehistorically/prehistory: prehistoric USAGE EXAMPLES“I said, ‘I think your prices are a little high for an all-volunteer historical society.’ Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Tucker teaches seven forms of lightsaber combat, which he said he developed using historical combat forms and skills that he thought to be somewhat similar. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) OK, so with that historical template, in two years the Rams will be invited to play Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to the study of history historical scholars a historical perspective Ant ahistorical unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition 2adj used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time Syn|Ant diachronic synchronic concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents synchronal, synchronic, synchronousoccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase 3adj belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past a historical character Syn historic past earlier than the present time; no longer current 4adj having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary the historical Jesus doubt that a historical Camelot every existed actual historical events Syn existent, real being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory |
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