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history

NounSino-Korean: 歷史

  1. 1

    history

    The process of a human society where it flourishes and collapses with time, or the records of such process.

    Korean definition: 인간 사회가 시간이 지남에 따라 흥하고 망하면서 변해 온 과정. 또는 그 기록.

    • That country has risen and fallen again and again over its thousand-year history.

    • To build the nation properly, we must correctly understand our people's past history.

  2. 2

    history

    The process of change in a thing, fact, natural phenomenon, etc.

    Korean definition: 사물이나 사실, 자연 현상 등이 변해 온 과정.

    • The history of fire began together with the history of humankind.

    • Antarctica, untouched by the pollution of civilization, preserves the history of the earth as it is.

  3. 3

    history

    The discipline of studying history.

    Korean definition: 역사를 연구하는 학문.

    • Research methods from the natural sciences are being applied to historical research.

    • Yu-min is torn between studying history and linguistics in college.