按照英语语法和教科书，an hotel和an history这里的an要改为a,但是，在实际写作中，许多作者将 hotel和history前的不定冠词a写成an。这种用法甚至已经被限制权威词典所认可和采纳。因此，我们不应该把an hotel和an history等这种用法判断为错误。如：
I took my things to an hotel in New Street.
我把东西带到新街的一家酒店。
How many guests who expect clean towels every day in an hotel launder their own every day at home?
希望在酒店里天天有干净毛巾用的客人，有多少会在家里每天洗烫自己的毛巾呢？
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Toni booked a room in an hotel not far from Arzfeld.
托妮在离阿茨费尔德不远的一家宾馆订了一个房间。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
It was good accommodation for a hotel of this class.
就这种档次的旅馆来说，住宿条件算是不错了。（这种用法毋庸置疑也是正确的。）
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
A hotel room is being prepared for them.
正在为他们准备一间旅馆客房。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
I'm sorry I can't put you up, you'll have to stay in a hotel.
很抱歉，我不能留你住下，因此你得住旅店了。
《外研社英语同义词辨析词典》
Can you find a hotel for me?
你能给我找一家旅馆吗？
The building had previously been used as a hotel.
这座楼房早先曾用作旅馆。
I got in at ten and booked straight into a hotel.
我十点钟到达后直接到一家旅馆办理了住宿手续。
You should expect to pay upwards of £ 50 for a hotel room.
住宿饭店，每个房间预计至少要50英镑。
以上4例摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
We spent the night in a hotel.
我们在一家旅馆过夜。
I resolved not to waste money on a hotel
我决心不在住旅馆方面浪费钱。
We had an informal party at a hotel, and people just flooded in.
我们在宾馆举行了一个非正式的晚会，人们蜂拥而至。
You can upgrade from self-catering accommodation to a hotel.
您可以将自理膳食旅店升级为酒店。
Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days
陶醉在自由中的她在宾馆开了一间房，住了几天。
I manage a hotel.
我经营一家旅馆。
以上6例摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Today is a historic occasion for our country.
今天是大陆具有历史意义的日子。
The amount of litter in the streets is unbefitting for a historic city.
街道上垃圾之多与历史名城不协调。
以上2例摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark
人们正在努力将这座桥定为历史遗迹。
By common consent this election constituted a historic step on the road to democracy.
普遍认为这次选举是迈上民主之路的历史性一步。
以上2例摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
May 4, 1919 is a historic day.
1919年5月4日是有历史意义的一天。
《外研社英语同义词辨析词典》
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.
他们奋力打成了2:2平局，值得敬佩。
He received an honourable discharge from the army.
他获准体面退伍。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union
我认为他是个品行高洁的人，一心奉献于人民和工会的事业。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.
我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。
《汉英大词典》
类似用法：
an historical novel,an herb, an habitual drunkard等