historical

adj.

1. （有关）历史的
   connected with the past
   1. the historical background to the war
      这次战争的历史背景
   2. You must place these events in their historical context .
      必须把这些事件同它们的历史环境联系起来看。
2. 有关历史研究的；历史学的
   connected with the study of history
   1. historical documents/records/research
      史学文献 / 档案 / 研究
   2. The building is of historical importance .
      这栋建筑有重要的历史研究价值。
3. 历史题材的
   about people and events in the past
   1. a historical novel
      历史小说

1. ADJ 历史（上）的
   Historical people, situations, or things existed in the past and are considered to be a part of history.
   1. ...an important historical figure.
      重要的历史人物
   2. ...the historical impact of Western capitalism on the world...
      西方资本主义对世界历史的影响
   3. In Buda, several historical monuments can be seen.
      在比尤达可以看到几处历史遗迹。
2. ADJ （书籍、电影或图片）描述历史的，基于史实的
   Historical books, films, or pictures describe or represent people, situations, or things that existed in the past.
   1. He is writing a historical novel about nineteenth-century France.
      他正在写一本描述19世纪法国的历史小说。
   2. ...another great Eisenstein historical film.
      爱森斯坦的另一部杰出的历史片
3. ADJ 历史学科的;史学的
   Historical information, research, and discussion is related to the study of history.
   1. ...historical records.
      史籍
   2. ...modern historical research.
      现代史学研究
4. ADJ 历史背景的;历史视角的
   If you look at an event within a historical context, you look at what was happening at that time and what had happened previously, in order to judge the event and its importance.
   1. It was this kind of historical context that Morris brought to his work...
      莫里斯的作品正是基于这样一种历史背景。
   2. The Telegraph puts the union in a historical perspective.
      《电讯报》从历史的角度对该工会进行了报道。

1. We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
   我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。
2. A historical awareness also imparts a sense of continuity.
   历史意识也显示了一种连贯性。
3. The historical research was impressively diligent.
   该项历史研究非常地认真、彻底。
4. I then realised that he had made a simple but excusable historical mistake.
   然后我认识到他犯了一个简单但是可以原谅的历史性错误。
5. Diana is a writer of historical fiction.
   黛安娜是历史小说作家。
6. In Buda, several historical monuments can be seen.
   在比尤达可以看到几处历史遗迹。
7. He is writing a historical novel about nineteenth-century France.
   他正在写一本描述19世纪法国的历史小说。
8. It was this kind of historical context that Morris brought to his work
   莫里斯的作品正是基于这样一种历史背景。
9. The Telegraph puts the union in a historical perspective.
   《电讯报》从历史的角度对该工会进行了报道。
10. Two historical questions — you can answer them how you like
    两个历史问题——你可以随便回答。
11. A tsar was a living icon, invested with deep historical and religious significance.
    沙皇曾是活着的圣像，具有深远的历史和宗教意义。
12. Recent historical work looks kindly on the regime.
    近来的历史论著对该政权持赞同态度。
13. He nowhere offers concrete historical background to support his arguments
    他没给出具体的历史背景来支撑他的论点。
14. I think the historical factor is overplayed, that it really doesn't mean much.
    我认为历史因素被过分强调了，它实际上并不太重要。
15. The central section of the book is a historical overview of drug use.
    该书的核心部分对毒品的使用作了历史概述。
16. There is no evidence for such a historical personage.
    没有证据表明存在这样一位历史人物。
17. I would like to offer a historical perspective.
    我想从历史的角度来谈一下。
18. The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
    认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。
19. Revisionist history must be challenged by historical research.
    必须通过历史研究对修正主义历史学进行质疑论证。
20. For the sake of historical accuracy, please permit us to state the true facts
    为忠于历史，请允许我们阐述真正的事实。
21. They see the region as their natural sphere of influence due to their historical links and a shared language.
    基于历史上的联系和共同的语言，他们把该地区看成是自己天然的势力范围。
22. Her synthesis of feminism and socialism ran counter to all other historical currents.
    她将女权主义和社会主义的结合与所有其他的历史潮流背道而驰。
23. The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous
    许多省份之间的文化和历史纽带被认为是很脆弱的。
24. Marx produced a new theory about historical change based upon conflict between competing groups
    马克思创立了一种新理论，认为历史的演变是基于对立集团之间的冲突之上的。
25. She published historical novels, as well as a non-fiction study of women in the British Empire
    她出版了许多历史小说和一部有关英帝国女性的纪实性研究著作。
26. We cannot very well avoid mentioning certain historical facts.
    我们不能不提到某些历史事实。
27. Works of art and priceless historical records were ruthlessly destroyed.
    艺术品和珍贵史料全被无情地毁掉了。
28. This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm.
    这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。
29. We have shared the same historical experiences.
    咱们有着共同的历史遭遇。
30. No historical phenomenon is a mere repetition of the past.
    任何历史现象都不会是简单的重复。

  historic historical【导航词义：历史的】

  historic adj. 有历史意义的，历史的

〔辨析〕指通常具有重要意义的或在历史上著名的。

  historical adj. 与历史有关的

〔辨析〕指与历史相关的、曾在过去某时间发生过的，但并非一定具有重要意义或很著名。

adj

1. belonging to the past
   1. historic victories
   2. historical (or historic) times
   3. a historical character

   Synonym:    historic

2. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
   1. the historical Jesus
   2. doubt that a historical Camelot every existed
   3. actual historical events

3. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
   1. diachronic linguistics

   Synonym:    diachronic

4. of or relating to the study of history
   1. historical scholars
   2. a historical perspective