empirical

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/|/ɛmˈpɪɹɪkəl/    /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/|/ɛmˈpɪɹɪkəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
    — The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.
  2. Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
  3. Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
    — demonstrable with empirical evidence

词形变化

more empirical comparative most empirical superlative empiricals plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English empiric
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English empirical
From empiric + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English empiric
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English empirical
From empiric + -al.
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