| Title | experiment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Text |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·per·i·ment
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French esperiment,from Latin experimentum, from experiri DATE 14th century 1. a. test , trial make another experiment of his suspicion — Shakespeare b. a tentative procedure or policy c. an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law 2. obsolete : experience 3. the process of testing : experimentation
DATE 1787 : to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity English Etymology experiment mid-14c., from O.Fr . experiment, from L. experimentum "a trial, test," from experiri "to test, try" (see experience). The verb is attested from late 15c., from the noun.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ experiment ex·peri·ment / ik5sperimEnt / noun[C, U] 1. a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge 实验；试验: to do / perform / conduct an experiment 做/进行实验 proved by experiment 经过实验证明 laboratory experiments 实验室实验 Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. 许多人不赞成在动物身上做试验。 2. ~ (in sth) a new activity, idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has 尝试；实践: the country's brief experiment in democracy 这个国家对民主的短暂尝试 I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment. 我以前从未做过这种菜,所以这是一个尝试。 verb[V] ~ (on sb / sth) | ~ (with sth) 1. to do a scientific experiment or experiments 做试验；进行实验: Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong. 有人觉得利用动物做实验是错误的。 2. to try or test new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have 尝试；试用: He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings. 他想以不同的神韵在自己的绘画中作更多的尝试。 I experimented until I got the recipe just right. 我不断地尝试,直至找到正合适的烹饪法为止。 • ex·peri·ment·er noun Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English experiment noun ADJ. animal protesting against animal experiments | field, laboratory | educational, medical, psychological, scientific | practical | thought His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation. | simple | brief | careful, control (science), controlled | interesting | ingenious | pioneering | bold the country's bold experiment with economic reform | successful, unsuccessful | pilot, preliminary | further Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result. | celebrated, classic/classical, famous, well-known Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell | unique Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-fuelled cars VERB + EXPERIMENT carry out, conduct, do, perform | try The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching. | design | set up | describe, report a classic experiment reported in 1964 EXPERIMENT + VERB confirm sth, demonstrate sth, find sth, illustrate sth, prove sth, show sth | indicate sth, suggest sth | be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding | involve sth, use sth | be successful, work If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work. | fail PREP. by ~ The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment. | during an/the ~ The animals seemed healthy during the experiment. | in an/the ~ In these experiments, chilling is necessary. | ~ in the country's brief experiment in multi-party democracy | ~ on The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue. | ~ with conducting an experiment with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid OLT experiment verb ⇨ test 1 experiment noun ⇨ test 1 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·per·i·ment I. \ikˈsperəmənt, ek- also ÷-pir-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French experiment, from Latin experimentum, from experiri to try + -mentum -ment 1. a. : a test or trial < make another experiment of his suspicion — Shakespeare > b. (1) : a tentative procedure or policy; especially : one adopted in uncertainty as to whether it will answer the desired purpose or bring about the desired result < is going to put this hope to the test by trying a political experiment of bold proportions — Harold Callender > (2) : the tangible result of such a procedure or policy < Benavente's earliest literary experiments were four little romantic fantasies published … in 1892 — Current Biography > c. : an act or operation carried out under conditions determined by the experimenter (as in a laboratory) in order to discover some unknown principle or effect or to test, establish, or illustrate some suggested or known truth < the experiments of the defendant's experts lead … to the opinion that a typhoid bacillus could not survive the journey — O.W.Holmes †1935 > 2. obsolete : experience < by sad experiment I know how little weight my words with thee can find — John Milton > 3. obsolete : expedient , remedy < you will find it a sure experiment for the quinsy — William Coles > 4. : the process or practice of trying or testing : experimentation < the result of some centuries of experiment tended to raise rather than silence doubt — Henry Adams > II. \-ˌment, -_mənt — see -ment II\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English experimenten, from experiment, n. transitive verb 1. obsolete : to have experience of : experience , feel < thy fatherly mercy … so often experimented by me — Henry Hammond > 2. archaic : to discover by experiment < that may be easily experimented in a small bird — Benjamin Martin > 3. archaic : to make a trial or test of < several articles were proposed to be experimented, and if found good … to be confirmed — John Entick > intransitive verb : to engage in experimentation : make experiments < the world has become a laboratory where immature and feverish minds experiment with unknown forces — John Buchan > < studied drawing and painting in an art school … and experimented in painting at home — W.H.Downes > |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Expert an skill sth knowledge expert special from
Previous card: Experience experience i to the events b from
Up to card list: English learning