empirically

副词

1. 1

   实证上、经由实验地、根据观察地

   The theory sounds convincing, but it has never been empirically tested.

   这个理论听起来很有说服力，但从未经过实证检验。

2. 2

   凭经验地、经验上

   Early engineers determined the safe load empirically rather than by calculation.

   早期的工程师是凭经验而非计算来判断安全载重。