history

歴史、過去

国や人々、場所などに関わる、過去に起きた出来事の全体。

やさしい英語で： All the events that happened in the past, especially those involving a country, people, or place.

• This town has a long history.
• War has changed the history of many countries.
• People have told stories throughout history.

使い方： the history of something (The museum explains the history of our town.)

類義語： the past

よく使う表現： ancient history, human history, history of something, throughout history

歴史学、歴史

過去の出来事を調べる学問、またはそれについて学ぶ学校の教科。

やさしい英語で： The study of events in the past, or the school subject about them.

• I study history at school.
• Our history teacher showed us some old maps.
• She earned a degree in history last year.

よく使う表現： study history, history teacher, history class, history degree

歴史、歴史を作る

「make history」で、後世に残るほど重要なことや新しいことをする。

やさしい英語で： In 'make history', to do something so important or new that people will remember it.

• Their team made history today.
• She made history as the first woman to lead the company.
• This discovery could make history.

よく使う表現： make history, help make history

前歴、病歴

人や組織に繰り返し起きたことの記録。特に病気や問題行動の記録。

やさしい英語で： A record of something happening repeatedly to a person or organization, especially illness or bad behaviour.

• He has a history of heart problems.
• The school checked her history of poor attendance.
• Does your family have a history of diabetes?

使い方： have a history of something/doing something (The company has a history of ignoring complaints.)

類義語： record, track record

よく使う表現： history of something, medical history, family history, have a history

歴史、歴史に名を残す

「go down in history」で、重要なことによって後世に名を残す。

やさしい英語で： In 'go down in history', to be remembered by later generations for something important.

• That day will go down in history.
• She went down in history as a brave leader.
• Will this invention go down in history?

使い方： go down in history as someone/something (He will go down in history as a great inventor.)

よく使う表現： go down in history, history as something

歴史書、史書

過去の出来事を記した本や文章。

やさしい英語で： A book or written account that describes events in the past.

• I bought a history of Rome.
• She wrote two histories of the same period.
• This illustrated history includes maps and photographs.

使い方： a history of something (He published a history of the railway.)

類義語： historical account, chronicle

よく使う表現： a history of something, write a history, illustrated history, brief history