early 15c. (earlier in same sense was historial, late 14c.), from Latin historicus (from Greek historikos "historical, of or for inquiry," from historia; see history) + -al (1). Related: Historically.
权威例句
1. Two historical questions — you can answer them how you like.
两个历史问题——你可以随便回答。
2. The Telegraph puts the union in a historical perspective.
《电讯报》从历史的角度对该工会进行了报道。
3. We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。
4. The reputation of the navigator is under assault from historical revisionists.
这位航海家的名誉受到了历史修正主义者的攻击。
5. Her taste in fiction was for chunky historical romances.