Empirical
1 : originating in or based on observation or experience <empirical>
2 : relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory <an>
[通常科学上用法的内涵]
3 : capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment <empirical>
[通常科学上用法的内涵]
4 : of or relating to empiricism
哲学上的。 见下面3：
Empiricism:
1 a: a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of science or theory b: quackery, charlatanry
[依然是科学上用法的内涵]
2 a: the practice of relying on observation and experiment especially in the natural sciences b: a tenet arrived at empirically
[依然是科学上用法的内涵]
3: a theory that all knowledge originates in experience
[代表哲学流派时的用法，其词义来源参考experience一词的3,4: ]
Experience:
1
a: direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge
b: the fact or state of having been affected by or gained knowledge through direct observation or participation
2
a: practical knowledge, skill, or practice derived from direct observation of or participation in events or in a particular activity
b: the length of such participation <has 10 years' experience in the job>
3
a: the conscious events that make up an individual life
b: the events that make up the conscious past of a community or nation or humankind generally
4: something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through
5: the act or process of directly perceiving events or reality
