1 [U] all the events of the past 历史:
an important moment in history历史上重要的一刻☞ Look at natural history. 参看natural history。
2 [C] [usu.sing] the series of events or facts that is connected with sb/sth (与某人或某事物有关的)一连串事件,来历:
He has a history of violence.他有暴力犯罪的前科。a patient's medical history病人的病历
3 [U] the study of past events 历史学:
She has a degree in history.她有个历史学学位。History was my favourite subject at school.我念书的时候最爱历史这一科。
4 [C] a written description of past events 以往事件的记载:
a new history of Europe新编欧洲史
History is something true that really happened. A story is a description of a series of events that may or may not have happened. history(历史)是过去的事实。story(故事)可以是真实的,也可以是虚构的。 go down in/make history to be or do sth so important that it will be recorded in history 被载入史册;创造历史:
She made history by becoming the first woman President.她成为第一位女总统,从而载入史册。the rest is history used when you are telling a story to say that you are not going to tell the end of the story, because everyone knows it already (用于讲故事时,表示结局大家已经知道,就不讲了)
history/ˋhIstrI; ˈhIst$ri/n plural histories 1 [U] the things that happened or existed in the past 历史: +of the history of post-war Europe 欧洲战后史the early history of Peru 秘鲁的早期历史American/Chinese/European etc history The war was a turning point in Russian history. 这次战争是俄国历史的转折点。recent/modern/ancient etc history He's very interested in ancient history. 他对古代史十分感兴趣。Why don’t you do a course on local history (=the history of the place where you live)? 你为什么不修一门地方史的课程呢?She's studying economic history at university. 她在大学里学习经济史。Venice is a city that is steeped in history (=has a long and interesting history). 威尼斯是个历史悠久的城市。2 [singular 单数] all the events in the development of a particular place, activity, institution etc 发展史﹔沿革﹔发展过程: +of the worst accident in the history of space travel 太空航行史上最严重的事故It is the first time this has happened in the college's 90-year history. 这是这所大学 90 年历史中第一次发生这种事。3 [C] a written account of past events 史书﹐历史记载: +of She has just written a history of Britain. 她刚刚写完英国史。4 [C,U] a record of something that someone has experienced in the past 履历﹐个人经历: They asked about my medical history . 他们问起我的病历。Does your family have a history of heart trouble? 你的家族有心脏病史吗?NATURAL HISTORY
historyhistoryhistoriesnoun (no plural)1all the things that happened in the past: It was an important moment in history.2the study of things that happened in the past: History is my favourite subject.