historical
英 [hɪ'stɒrɪk(ə)l]
美[hɪ'stɔrɪkl]
英英释意
- 1. of or relating to the study of history;
- "historical scholars"
- "a historical perspective"
- 2. 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"
- 3. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past;
- "historic victories"
- "historical (or historic) times"
- "a historical character"
- 4. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time;
- "diachronic linguistics"