empirically

副词 adv.

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
    — I have no idea why this works, but empirically, it works.
  2. Based on data and evidence gathered in the real world.
    — We need to test this idea empirically instead of just speculating about it.

词形变化

more empirically comparative most empirically superlative

词源

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
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English empirically
From empirical + -ly.
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