em·pir·ic·alAWBrE/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/NAmE/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/adjective[usually before noun](formal) basedonexperimentsorexperienceratherthanideasortheories以实验(或经验)为依据的;经验主义的◆empiricalevidence/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◆anempiricalstudy经验式研究OPPtheoretical▸em·pir·ic·al·lyAWBrE/ɪmˈpɪrɪkli/NAmE/ɪmˈpɪrɪkli/adverb◆Suchclaimsneedtobetestedempirically. 这类断言需要实践来检验。