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.
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1. Two historical questions — you can answer them how you like.
两个历史问题——你可以随便回答。
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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。
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3. 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。
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4. The reputation of the navigator is under assault from historical revisionists.
这位航海家的名誉受到了历史修正主义者的攻击。
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5. Her taste in fiction was for chunky historical romances.
