empirical

形容词 empirical:

1. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
   同义词：empiric
2. relying on medical quackery
   同义词：empiric

1. Employment of empirical methods, as in science.
   经验方法的运用，例如在科学中
2. Inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
   自然科学基于逻辑推理而不是凭经验得来的方法来探究事物的本质

em.pir.i.cal

adj.（形容词）

Relying on or derived from observation or experiment:
经验的：依据观察或实验或由观察或试验得出的：
例句：
empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
证明假设成立的经验性结论

Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment:
经验证明的：通过观察或经验可以证实的或可证明的：
例句：
empirical laws.
约定俗成的法律

Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
依赖经验的：依赖实践经验而非理论所指导的，尤指医学方面

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empir.ically
adv.（副词）