历史 — meaning in English

English meaning

• background noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
• folklore noun The traditional stories, beliefs, customs, and superstitions of a particular culture or community, passed down informally.
• historic adj Important or significant enough to be remembered in history.
• historical adj Relating to history or the past, especially as recorded and studied, as opposed to legend or fiction.
• history noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
• journal noun A personal diary where someone regularly records thoughts or events.
• yarn noun Spun fibre thread used for knitting, weaving, or making rope.

Senses

历史 is used for these senses in English:

• background Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
• bedtime story A fairy tale or other story read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.
• historic Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
• historical (uncommon) Synonym of historic: important or likely to be important to history and historians.
• history The aggregate of past events.
• journal (computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.
• yarn (countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

background — full definition

1. noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
2. noun A person's history, education, or experience.
3. adj Less prominent or noticeable; running behind the main action.
4. verb To gather relevant background information on a person or subject.

folklore — full definition

1. noun The traditional stories, beliefs, customs, and superstitions of a particular culture or community, passed down informally.
2. noun Informally, widely known ideas or claims within a field that are believed but never formally documented.

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