historical
/hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/adjective
1- of or concerning history; concerning past events历史的, 有关历史的; 有关过去事件的：
historical evidence.
历史证据。
1.1
- belonging to the past, not the present属于过去的：
famous historical figures.
著名的历史人物。
1.2
- (especially of a novel or film) set in the past（尤指小说或电影）历史题材的。
1.3
- (of the study of a subject) based on an analysis of its development over a period（学科研究）历时的：
for the Darwinians, biogeography became a historical science.
对于进化论者来说, 生物地理是一门历时的科学。
USAGE
On the use of an historical event or a historical event, see usage at AN.
词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek historikos （see HISTORIC）.