past historyn.

Brit.

/pɑːst ˈhɪst(ə)ri/,

/past ˈhɪst(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌpæst ˈhɪst(ə)ri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: past adj., history n.

Etymology: < past adj. + history n.

1. = history n. 7a; esp. (in later use) history which is considered no longer relevant, important, or interesting, or which is considered discreditable.In earlier use less idiomatic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > course of events > connected with a particular person, country, etc.

historyc1540

past history1739

1739–40 D. Hume Human Nature ix. 551 Our general knowledge of human nature, our observation of the past history of mankind, our experience of present times; all these causes must induce us to open the door to exceptions.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall vii. iii The past history and the future fate of the empire.

1813 W. Hazlitt in Morning Chron. 13 Nov. Many men of the highest character for learning, occupied exclusively with past history and abstract ideas.

1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh & Parish Schools of Scotl. Pref. 5 Mr. Innes..always entered enthusiastically into any proposal calculated to elucidate the past history of his native country.

1930 Pacific Affairs 3 144 In this spirit, exception should not be taken by one country to unpleasant past history.

1952 N. Nicolson Let. 3 Mar. in H. Nicolson Diaries (1968) III. 222 We knew all this past-history already and needn't listen.

1958 P. Shaffer Five Finger Exercise (1962) 195 Your mother and I didn't see eye-to-eye about sending you to university. But that's past history now.

1965 A. Christie At Bertram's Hotel i. 13 Bertram's had existed since about 1840, but nobody had taken any interest in tracing its past history.

1990 D. Lucie Doing the Business in Fashion, Progress, Hard Feelings, Doing the Business (1991) 273 My problem is not the woman's past history, it is that potential sponsors have seen her background and decided they don't want to be associated with her.

2. Medicine. The occurrence of a disease or condition in a person's medical history.

ΚΠ

1931 K. Landsteiner in Science 17 Apr. 404/1 The reactions, although obtained with the blood of healthy individuals, might have been due to a past history of disease.

1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 1048/1 A tantalizing finding was a significant association between mental ill health and a past history of concussion and of certain infectious diseases.

2003 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 3 Jan. a03 He was having heart-related medical attention since he had a past history of heart attacks.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	past history
释义	past historyn. Brit. /pɑːst ˈhɪst(ə)ri/, /past ˈhɪst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌpæst ˈhɪst(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: past adj., history n. Etymology: < past adj. + history n. 1. = history n. 7a; esp. (in later use) history which is considered no longer relevant, important, or interesting, or which is considered discreditable.In earlier use less idiomatic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > course of events > connected with a particular person, country, etc. historyc1540 past history1739 1739–40 D. Hume Human Nature ix. 551 Our general knowledge of human nature, our observation of the past history of mankind, our experience of present times; all these causes must induce us to open the door to exceptions. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall vii. iii The past history and the future fate of the empire. 1813 W. Hazlitt in Morning Chron. 13 Nov. Many men of the highest character for learning, occupied exclusively with past history and abstract ideas. 1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh & Parish Schools of Scotl. Pref. 5 Mr. Innes..always entered enthusiastically into any proposal calculated to elucidate the past history of his native country. 1930 Pacific Affairs 3 144 In this spirit, exception should not be taken by one country to unpleasant past history. 1952 N. Nicolson Let. 3 Mar. in H. Nicolson Diaries (1968) III. 222 We knew all this past-history already and needn't listen. 1958 P. Shaffer Five Finger Exercise (1962) 195 Your mother and I didn't see eye-to-eye about sending you to university. But that's past history now. 1965 A. Christie At Bertram's Hotel i. 13 Bertram's had existed since about 1840, but nobody had taken any interest in tracing its past history. 1990 D. Lucie Doing the Business in Fashion, Progress, Hard Feelings, Doing the Business (1991) 273 My problem is not the woman's past history, it is that potential sponsors have seen her background and decided they don't want to be associated with her. 2. Medicine. The occurrence of a disease or condition in a person's medical history. ΚΠ 1931 K. Landsteiner in Science 17 Apr. 404/1 The reactions, although obtained with the blood of healthy individuals, might have been due to a past history of disease. 1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 1048/1 A tantalizing finding was a significant association between mental ill health and a past history of concussion and of certain infectious diseases. 2003 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 3 Jan. a03 He was having heart-related medical attention since he had a past history of heart attacks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739
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