[ADJ 形容词]历史(性)的;具有重大历史意义的 Something that is historic is important in history, or likely to be considered important at some time in the future.
[usu ADJ n]
...the historic changes in Eastern Europe.
东欧的历史性变革
...a fourth historic election victory.
第4次具有重大历史意义的竞选胜利
Usage Note :
Take care not to confuse historic and historical.
注意不要混淆 historic 和 historical 。
Oxford
his·tor·ic/hɪˈstɒrɪk; NAmEhɪˈstɔːrɪk;hɪˈstɑːrɪk/adjective[usually before noun ]1important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the future 历史上著名(或重要)的;可名垂青史的◆a historic building/monument有历史意义的建筑╱纪念碑◆The area is of special historic interest.这个地区有特别历史意义。◆a historic occasion/decision/day/visit/victory历史性的时刻╱决定╱日子╱访问╱胜利2of a period during which history was recorded 有史时期的◆in historic times在有史时期☞compare
prehistoric
HELPSome speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of historicand use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. 有人说 historic 时不发 h 音,前面用 an 而不用 a,现在听起来过时了。WHICH WORD? 词语辨析historic / historical■Historicis usually used to describe something that is so important that it is likely to be remembered. *historic 通常用以表示具有重要历史意义: ◆Today is a historic occasion for our country.今天是我国具有历史意义的日子。Historicalusually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past. *historical 通常涉及历史、史学、过去的事实: ◆I have been doing some historical research.我一直在进行史学研究。◆Was Robin Hood a historical figure?罗宾汉是历史人物吗?his·tor·ic/hɪˈstɒrɪk; NAmEhɪˈstɔːrɪk;hɪˈstɑːrɪk/
LDC
historichis‧tor‧ic /hɪˈstɒrɪk $ -ˈstɔː-, -ˈstɑː-/ ●●○ adjective [usually before noun]
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1a historic place or building is very old: the restoration of historic buildings ancient historic sites our historic monuments2a historic event or act is very important and will be recorded as part of history: a historic meeting of world leaders ‘It is a historic moment,’ he told journalists.3formal having taken place or existed in the past: It’s unlikely that the share price will exceed historic levels.4historic times are the periods of time whose history has been recorded → prehistoric: Extinct volcanoes are those that have not erupted in historic times.
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historic
[hɪˈstɒrɪk]
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有历史意义的(65%),历史的(35%)
adj.有历史意义的;历史上著名的
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