论文词汇01: empirical

em·pir·ic·al adj. /ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/ 

[ usually before noun ] based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories 以实验（或经验）为依据的；经验主义的

• empirical evidence/knowledge/research 实践经验的证明；从实际经验中获得的知识；以实验为基础的研究

• an empirical study 经验式研究