history的中文意思

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history
/ 5histEri /

◙ (pl. -ies)
1. [mass noun] the study of past events, particularly in human affairs
• 历史（尤指对与人类有关的过去事件的研究）
»medieval European history.
  中世纪欧洲史。
  the past considered as a whole
• 过去，历史
»letters that have changed the course of history.
  改变历史进程的文学。
2. the whole series of past events connected with someone or something
• （人，物的）历史
»the history of the Empire.
  该帝国的历史。
  an eventful past
• （重要的）历史
»the group has quite a history.
  该集团公司颇有一段历史。
  a past characterized by a particular thing
• （有特殊事情的）过去
»his family had a history of insanity.
  他的家族有精神病史。
3. a continuous, typically chronological, record of important or public events or of a particular trend or institution
• 历史（对重要或公众事件、特殊趋势或制度按时间顺序的连续记录）
»a history of the labour movement.
  工人运动史。
  a historical play
• 历史剧
»Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies.
  莎士比亚的喜剧、历史剧和悲剧。

【IDIOMS】

◘ be history
1. be perceived as no longer relevant to the present
• 成为历史（或过去）
»the mainframe will soon be history.
  这种主机很快就会成为历史。
»I was making a laughing stock of myself, but that's history now.
  我以前总使自己成为笑柄，不过现在这已成为历史了。
  [informal] used to indicate imminent departure, dismissal, or death
• [非正式] 成为历史（用于指逼近的分离，解雇，死亡）
»an inch either way and you'd be history.
  再动一动，就要你的命。
◘ go down in history
1. be remembered or recorded in history
• 载入史册
◘ make history
1. do something that is remembered in or influences the course of history
• 创造历史，做名垂青史的事
◘ the rest is history
1. used to indicate that the events succeeding those already related are so well known that they need not be recounted again
• 余下的不饶费舌，其他的都众所周知了
»they teamed up, discovered that they could make music, and the rest is history.
  他们协力合作，发现他们可以制作音乐，余下的就不饶费舌了。

【语源】

1. late Middle English (also as a verb): via Latin from Greek historia 'finding out, narrative, history', from histōr 'learned, wise man', from an Indo-European root shared by wit