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📰 外刊例句

In those days, empirical work enjoyed less prestige . 那时候,实证研究的声望较低。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[adjective] based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
[形容词] 基于观察或经验,或与之相关的,亦或者可通过观察或经验来证实的,而非理论或纯逻辑的


💡 深入解读

Empirical 一词源自拉丁语empiricus(凭经验看病的医生),16世纪进入英语后原是一个医学用语表示“源自于或者与经验或实验相关的”,等到了18世纪则开始泛化为通用表达指“以实验(或经验)为依据的、经验主义的”,

比如:

There is no empirical evidence to support his feeble thesis.他站不住脚的论文缺乏实验证据的支持。

Empirical studies show that some forms of alternative medicine are impotent.临床研究表明某些替代疗法是不起作用的。

In a world as empirical as ours, a youngster who does not know what he is good at will not be sure what he is good for.一切从实际出发本没错,但如果单凭实际经验来办事,就会变成一个缺乏理论知识的经验主义者(empiric)。要知道, empiric 早期指的可是缺乏正规训练的江湖医生或者说庸医(aquackdoctor)。另外这个单词也可以作形容词使用,用法等同于 empirical 。值得注意的是,由于 empirical 与 empire (帝国)形似,所以在阅读写作要小心误看成是 imperial (帝国的、皇帝的)的同义词。名人用例

experiential: involving or based on experience and observation practical: of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations在我们这个经验的世界里,一个不懂得自己精通什么的青年不会确切地知道他的价值所在。出自美国教育学者埃德加·弗里登伯格(Edgar Friedenberg,1921年3月18日—2000年6月1日)。同近义词


🔍 同近义词

  • experiential: involving or based on experience and observation
  • practical: of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas
  • pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
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