单词 | experiment |
释义 | experiment/ɪkˈspɛrɪm(ə)nt / /ɛkˈspɛrɪm(ə)nt/noun 1A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact: a laboratory which carried out experiments on pigs [mass noun]: I have tested this by experiment...
Synonyms test, investigation, trial, enquiry, demonstration; examination, observation; assessment, evaluation, appraisal, inspection, analysis, scrutiny, study, probe; trial run, try-out, pilot study, dummy run, dry run research, experimentation, observation, trial and error, analysis, testing 1.1A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome: the previous experiment in liberal democracy had ended in disaster...
verb /ɪkˈspɛrɪmɛnt / [no object] 1Perform a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something: experimenting on animals causes suffering...
Synonyms conduct experiments, carry out trials/tests, conduct research; test, trial, put to the test, do tests on, try out, carry out trials on, assess, appraise, evaluate; investigate, examine, explore, observe, verify 1.1Try out new ideas or methods: the designers experimented with new ideas in lighting...
OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin experimentum, from experiri 'try'. Compare with experience and expert.
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