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小词详解 | empirical
empirical 英 [ɪmˈpɪrɪkl] 美 [ɪmˈpɪrɪkl]
In those days, empirical work enjoyed less prestige.
那时候,实证研究的声望较低。
——《经济学人》Written and directed by Mr. Allen, this comedy tells the tale of a 1920s stage magician (played by Colin Firth) whose sober belief in the empirical world is sorely tested by an enticing younger woman (Ms. Stone) who claims to be a psychic medium.
这部喜剧片由艾伦编剧并导演,讲述一个20世纪20年代魔术师(柯林·费斯饰演)的故事,认识了一个自称灵媒的迷人年轻女人(艾玛·斯通饰演)后,他对经验世界的清醒信仰受到了痛苦的考验。
——《纽约时报》
[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
他站不住脚的论文缺乏实验证据的支持。
There is no empirical evidence to support his feeble thesis.临床研究表明某些替代疗法是不起作用的。
Empirical studies show that some forms of alternative medicine are impotent.
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.
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。
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