形容詞 empirical:

1. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
   同義詞：empiric
2. relying on medical quackery
   同義詞：empiric

1. Employment of empirical methods, as in science.
   經驗方法的運用，例如在科學中
2. Inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
   自然科學基于邏輯推理而不是憑經驗得來的方法來探究事物的本質

em.pir.i.cal

adj.（形容詞）

Relying on or derived from observation or experiment:
經驗的：依據(jù)觀察或實驗或由觀察或試驗得出的：
例句：
empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
證明假設成立的經驗性結論

Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment:
經驗證明的：通過觀察或經驗可以證實的或可證明的：
例句：
empirical laws.
約定俗成的法律

Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
依賴經驗的：依賴實踐經驗而非理論所指導的，尤指醫(yī)學方面

【引伸】
empir.ically
adv.（副詞）