early 15c. (earlier in same sense was historial, late 14c.), from Latin historicus (from Greek historikos "historical, of or for inquiry," from historia; see history) + -al (1). Related: Historically.
雙語例句
1. Two historical questions — you can answer them how you like.
兩個(gè)歷史問題——你可以隨便回答。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Telegraph puts the union in a historical perspective.
《電訊報(bào)》從歷史的角度對(duì)該工會(huì)進(jìn)行了報(bào)道。
來自柯林斯例句
3. We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
我們首先應(yīng)大致看一下該理論在歷史上的前身。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The reputation of the navigator is under assault from historical revisionists.
這位航海家的名譽(yù)受到了歷史修正主義者的攻擊。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Her taste in fiction was for chunky historical romances.