Word · Frequency #2722
historian
历史学家；史家
a person who studies or writes about history
- 1.
A writer of history.
历史作者；史家。
- 2.
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
历史学权威,研究并撰写历史的人
- 3.
One who studies or researches history.
研究历史的人；史学家。
- 4.
One who recounts their own medical history.
叙述自己病史的人。
陈述病史的人；病史叙述者；历史作者；史家。；历史学权威,研究并撰写历史的人；研究历史的人；史学家。；叙述自己病史的人。
In use
The historian spent years in the archives studying old letters.
Our local historian gave a talk about the town's founding.
Many historians agree that the evidence is incomplete.
historian of [topic]
表示研究领域，后接具体主题。
She is a historian of medieval Europe.
她是一位研究中世纪欧洲的历史学家。
[historian] + [verb] that...
历史学家作为主语，后接表达观点或叙述的动词。
The historian argues that the war had multiple causes.
这位历史学家认为战争有多重原因。
adjective + historian
形容词修饰历史学家，描述其成就或特点。
Connections
Collocations
- military historian
- 军事历史学家
- She is a well-known military historian who has written several books on World War II.她是一位著名的军事历史学家，写了几本关于第二次世界大战的书。
- art historian
- 艺术史学家
- The art historian gave a fascinating lecture on Renaissance painting.这位艺术史学家就文艺复兴时期的绘画作了一场引人入胜的讲座。
- social historian
- 社会历史学家
- As a social historian, he focuses on the daily lives of ordinary people in the past.作为一名社会历史学家，他关注过去普通人的日常生活。
- ancient historian
- 古代史学家
- Ancient historians rely on inscriptions and archaeological findings for their research.古代史学家依赖铭文和考古发现进行研究。
- professional historian
- 专业历史学家
- Professional historians must adhere to rigorous standards of evidence and analysis.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
historian 由 history（历史）和 ian（人）组成，意为‘研究历史的人’。
Context & Register
学术写作、历史研究、传记等正式场合，也可用于日常讨论
Pronunciation & Spelling
Victorian rhymes exactly with historian (stressed vowel /ɔː/). Words like musician, politician, physician, librarian, technician are useful spelling comparisons but do not rhyme (they have different stressed vowels, e.g., /ɪ/ or /ɛ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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