According to English grammar and textbooks, an hotel and an history should be changed to an a, but in actual writing, many authors write the indefinite article a before hotel and history as an. This usage has even been recognized and adopted by restricted authoritative dictionaries. Therefore, we should not misjudge the usage of an hotel and an history. As:
I took my things to an hotel in New Street.
I took things to a hotel on New Street.
How many guests who expect clean towels every day in an hotel launder their own every day at home?
How many of the guests who want to have clean towels every day in the hotel will wash and iron their own towels at home?
Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
Toni booked a room at a guesthouse not far from Artsfield.
Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
It was good accommodation for a hotel of this class.
For a hotel of this grade, the accommodation conditions are good. (This usage is undoubtedly correct.) ）
Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
A hotel room is being prepared for them.
A hotel room is being prepared for them.
Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
I'm sorry I can't put you up, you'll have to stay in a hotel.
I'm sorry, but I can't keep you, so you'll have to stay in a hotel.
Foreign Language Research Society English Synonym Identification and Analysis Dictionary
Can you find a hotel for me?
Can you find me a hotel?
The building had previously been used as a hotel.
The building was previously used as a hotel.
I got in at ten and booked straight into a hotel.
I arrived at 10 o'clock and went straight to a hotel to check in.
You should expect to pay upwards of £ 50 for a hotel room.
Accommodation in a hotel is expected to cost at least £50 per room.
The above 4 examples are excerpted from the Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
We spent the night in a hotel.
We spent the night in a hostel.
I resolved not to waste money on a hotel
I was determined not to waste money on staying in hotels.
We had an informal party at a hotel, and people just flooded in.
We had an informal evening party at the guesthouse and people flocked to it.
You can upgrade from self-catering accommodation to a hotel.
You can upgrade your self-catering hostel to a hotel.
Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days
Intoxicated with her freedom, she opened a room in the hotel and stayed there for a few days.
I manage a hotel.
I run a hostel.
The above 6 examples are excerpted from the Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary of Dual Interpretation
Today is a historic occasion for our country.
Today is a historic day for the continent.
The amount of litter in the streets is unbefitting for a historic city.
The amount of garbage on the streets is not in harmony with the historic city.
The above 2 examples are excerpted from the Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark
Efforts are underway to designate the bridge as a historical site.
By common consent this election constituted a historic step on the road to democracy.
The elections are widely seen as a historic step on the road to democracy.
The above 2 examples are excerpted from the Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
May 4, 1919 is a historic day.
May 4, 1919 was a historic day.
Foreign Language Research Society English Synonym Identification and Analysis Dictionary
an historic event历史事件
an historical phenomenon历史现象
《Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms》p403
They managed an honourable 2 – 2 draw.
They fought hard to reach a 2-2 draw, which is admirable.
He received an honourable discharge from the army.
He was allowed to be discharged with dignity.
Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union
I think he was a man of high moral character, dedicated to the cause of the people and the unions.
Collins Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.
I hope to try to find a decent way out of this situation.
Chinese-English Dictionary
Similar usage:
an historical novel,an herb, an habitual drunkard等