1. | [u] 历史（指过去发生的所有事情）all the events that happened in the past |
a turning point in human history 人类历史的一个转折点 | |
one of the worst disasters in recent history 近代史上最大的灾难之一 | |
a people with no sense of history 一个没有历史感的民族 | |
Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war. 历史上有很多人梦想过没有战争的世界。 | |
The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history(= before people wrote about events) . 早在有历史记载之前很久这个地区就有人居住了。 | |
These events changed the course of history . 这些事件改变了历史的进程。 |
2. | [sing][u] （有关某个地方、主题等的）发展史，历史the past events concerned in the development of a particular place, subject, etc. |
the history of Ireland/democracy/popular music 爱尔兰╱民主╱流行音乐的历史 | |
The local history of the area is fascinating. 这个地区的历史很有意思。 | |
The school traces its history back to 1865. 这个学校的历史可以追溯到 1865 年。 |
3. | [u] 历史课；历史学the study of past events as a subject at school or university |
a history teacher 历史老师 | |
a degree in History 历史学学位 | |
social/economic/political history 社会史；经济史；政治史 | |
ancient/medieval/modern history 古代史；中世纪史；近代史 | |
She's studying art history . 她正在研读艺术史。 |
4. | [c] 历史（指历史记载或历史传说）a written or spoken account of past events |
She's writing a new history of Europe. 她正在写一部新的欧洲史。 | |
She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters. 接下来她列举了一长串灾难。 |
5. | [sing] ~ (of sth) （某人的）履历，经历；家族史；（某地的）沿革a record of sth happening frequently in the past life of a person, family or place; the set of facts that are known about sb's past life |
He has a history of violent crime. 他有暴力犯罪的前科。 | |
There is a history of heart disease in my family. 我家有家族心脏病史。 | |
a patient's medical history 病人的病历 |
