The successful landing of the rover on Mars marked a historic achievement in planetary exploration.
火星车成功着陆标志着行星探索领域的一项历史性成就。
Which choice best defines “historic”?
A — Important in history. “historic” means important in history.
Which word means “important in history”?
A — historic. “historic” means important in history.
historic — important in history. In Chinese: 历史性的.
historic is pronounced /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/.
The successful landing of the rover on Mars marked a historic achievement in planetary exploration. (火星车成功着陆标志着行星探索领域的一项历史性成就。)
momentous, landmark, significant — all close in meaning to historic (important in history).
insignificant, unimportant — each the opposite of historic (important in history).
Yes. historic is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
history(history)+ic(related to or having the nature of)