名词历史，历史学; 发展史; 履历，经历; （某地的）沿革

1. 历史
You can refer to the events of the past as history. You can also refer to the past events which concern a particular topic or place as its history.

e.g. The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。
e.g. ...the most evil mass killer in history.
历史上最令人发指的屠杀狂徒

2. 历史学;史学
History is a subject studied in schools, colleges, and universities that deals with events that have happened in the past.

3. 过去事件的记载;发展史
A history is an account of events that have happened in the past.

e.g. ...his magnificent history of broadcasting in Canada.
他在加拿大辉煌的播音史
e.g. ...oral histories taken from elderly people in Rochester.
罗切斯特老一辈人的口述史

4. 记录;习惯;（某地的）沿革
If a person or a place has a history of something, it has been very common or has happened frequently in their past.

e.g. He had a history of drink problems...
他过去酗酒度日。
e.g. The boy's mother had a history of abusing her children.
男孩的母亲过去常虐待自己的孩子。

5. 履历;经历
Someone's history is the set of facts that are known about their past.

e.g. He couldn't get a new job because of his medical history.
由于他的病史，他无法找到新的工作。
e.g. ...an exhibition documenting the personal history of Anne Frank.
安妮·弗兰克生平资料展

6. 历史的陈迹;（无关紧要的）往事
If you say that an event, thing, or person is history, you mean that they are no longer important.

e.g. The Charlottetown agreement is history.
夏洛特敦协定已成为历史。

7. 接下来的事就世人皆知了
If you are telling someone about an event and say the rest is history, you mean that you do not need to tell them what happened next because everyone knows about it already.

e.g. We met at college, the rest is history.
我们是在上大学时认识的，接下来的事大家都知道了。

8. see also: natural history

名词宫，宫殿; （主教）邸宅，宏伟大厦; 华丽的娱乐场所

1. 宫殿；王宫；皇宫
A palace is a very large impressive house, especially one which is the official home of a king, queen, or president.

e.g. ...Buckingham Palace...
白金汉宫
e.g. They entered the palace courtyard.
他们进入了宫殿庭院。

2. 王室
When the members of a royal palace make an announcement through an official spokesperson, they can be referred to as the Palace .

e.g. The Palace will not comment on questions about the family's private life.
王室不会就有关皇家私生活的问题发表任何评论。

3. 豪宅；宫殿般的建筑
You can refer to any large splendid house or other building as a palace .

e.g. They'd bought a huge barn with some land and planned to turn it into a palace.
他们买了一个带有一片土地的大谷仓，计划将其改建为一座豪宅。

形容词自豪的，得意的; 光荣的，高尚的; 傲慢的; 有自尊心的

1. 骄傲的；自豪的；得意的
If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done.

e.g. I felt proud of his efforts...
我为他的努力感到骄傲。
e.g. They are proud that she is doing well at school...
他们为她出色的学习成绩感到骄傲。

形容词有用的，有益的，有帮助的; 令人满意的

1. 有用的；可用的；有助益的
If something is useful, you can use it to do something or to help you in some way.

e.g. The slow cooker is very useful for people who go out all day...
慢炖锅对于整天都不在家的人来说很有用。
e.g. Hypnotherapy can be useful in helping you give up smoking...
催眠疗法可能有助于你戒烟。