historic          
adjective uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/ us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
B1 历史上著名(或重要)的,有历史意义的
important or likely to be important in history
  historic buildings 有历史意义的建筑 
 a historic day/moment 具有历史意义的日子/时刻 
 In a historic vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests. 英国圣公会在一项具有历史意义的表决中决定女性可以担任司祭。 
  law specialized过去的,历史上的(当时未被指控的犯罪活动) 
A historic offence is one that was committed by someone in the past but that they were not charged with at the time.
  He pleaded guilty to a charge of rape, as well as five historic sexual offences. 他承认了强奸指控,以及五起过去的性侵犯罪。 
 - More examples
 - How many historic buildings are damaged by fire each year?
 - Modernizing historic buildings can often do more harm than good.
 - Parts of the Berlin wall are being allowed to stand as historic monuments.
 - The coronation of a new king is, of course, a historic occasion.
 - The building resonates with historic significance.