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单词 experiment
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•per•i•ment /n. ɪkˈspɛrəmənt; v. -ˌmɛnt/USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. a test, trial, or set of actions, esp. one for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, law, or theory:[countable]a laboratory experiment.
  2. the conducting of such tests, trials, etc.:[uncountable]to prove by experiment.

v. 
  1. to try or test esp. in order to discover or prove something: [+ with + object]The chemist was experimenting with the formula.[+ on + object]The scientists experimented on two groups of subjects.
ex•per•i•men•tal, adj. 
ex•per•i•men•tal•ly, adv. 
ex•per•i•men•ta•tion /ɪkˌspɛrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•per•i•ment  (n. ik sperə mənt;v. ek sperə ment′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a test, trial, or tentative procedure;
    an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc.:a chemical experiment;a teaching experiment;an experiment in living.
  2. the conducting of such operations;
    experimentation:a product that is the result of long experiment.
  3. [Obs.]experience.

v.i. 
  1. to try or test, esp. in order to discover or prove something:to experiment with a new procedure.
  • Latin experīmentum. See experience, -ment
  • Middle English: proof 1325–75
ex•peri•ment′er, ex•peri•men′tor, ex•peri•men•ta′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See trial. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged research, investigation.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
experiment n /ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt/
  1. a test or investigation, esp one planned to provide evidence for or against a hypothesis: a scientific experiment
  2. the act of conducting such an investigation or test; experimentation; research
  3. an attempt at something new or different; an effort to be original
vb /ɪkˈspɛrɪˌmɛnt/
  1. (intransitive) to make an experiment or experiments
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin experīmentum proof, trial, from experīrī to test; see experience

exˈperiˌmenter n
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