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单词 history
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historyhistory /ˈhɪstəri/ noun 1 all the things that happened in the past history
all the things that happened in the past in a place:
  • This book is about the history of India.
  • the past
    the time that existed before the present:
  • The events of the past influence what happens in the future.
  • the old days (informal)
    a long time ago, when things were different from how they are now:
  • In the old days, we listened to the radio because there wasn’t any TV.
  • 2 a description of past events history
    a description of past events:
  • He is writing a history of World War II.
  • account
    a spoken or written description that says what happens in an event:
  • The newspaper printed a detailed account of the trial.
  • biography
    a book about a person’s life:
  • He has written a biography of George Washington.
  • memoir
    a book written by a famous person about his or her life and experiences:
  • The former president has just published his memoirs.
  • GRAMMAR: Memoir is often used in the plural.
    ➔ see record
    3 someone's personal or family history background
    the type of home and family you come from, and its social class:
  • The school takes kids from all sorts of backgrounds.
  • pedigree
    a list of the parents and other past family members of an animal or person. You use pedigree especially to show that the person or animal comes from a good family:
  • People will pay a lot of money for a dog with a good pedigree.
  • family tree
    a diagram that shows how all the people in a family are related to each other over a long period of time:
  • Have you ever researched your own family tree?
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