experimental
experimental — 形容詞
- experimentalpositive
- more experimentalcomparative
- most experimentalsuperlative
1. describing a new method, product, or approach that is being tried for the first
實驗性
尚未經過驗證的新型方法或設計
describing a new method, product, or approach that is being tried for the first time or in a different way, so that people can study its effects or decide if it works well.
Haruto's experimental film used footage shot entirely on a mobile phone.
Haruto 的實驗電影完全使用手機拍攝的畫面。
subject (named person) + experimental + noun (film)
The hospital is testing an experimental treatment for children with the rare genetic disorder.
這家醫院正在為患有罕見遺傳疾病的兒童測試一種實驗性療法。
collocation: experimental treatment
Élise was unsure about the experimental teaching method, but her class scored higher than before.
Élise 原本對這種實驗性教學法不太確定，但她的班級成績比以前進步了。
collocation: experimental teaching method
An experimental housing project in the suburbs lets neighbours share vegetable gardens and tools.
郊區的一項實驗性住宅計畫讓鄰居可以共享菜園和工具。
- experimental drug/treatment/therapy
- experimental film/art/music
- experimental aircraft/vehicle
- experimental phase/stage
- experimental teaching method
- trial
trial is narrower — it describes a specific test run or phase, whereas experimental can describe the whole approach or design
- pilot
pilot refers to a small-scale first version of something, usually a project or programme, while experimental is broader and can apply to ideas, methods, or objects
- innovative
innovative highlights originality and creativity without emphasising testing; a product can be innovative and already proven
- exploratory
exploratory suggests open-ended investigation without a fixed hypothesis, whereas experimental usually implies a planned test with expected outcomes
- established
an established method or product has been tested and accepted over time
- proven
proven means shown to be effective through evidence, the opposite of still being tested
- conventional
conventional follows accepted standards rather than trying new approaches
文法句型
experimental + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used immediately before a noun (attributive position) to describe something still in a testing stage. The opposite idea is expressed by words like established, proven, or conventional.
常見錯誤
2. connected with the process of conducting scientific experiments to test a hypoth
科學實驗的
以科學實驗方式進行的
connected with the process of conducting scientific experiments to test a hypothesis, collect measurements, and analyse findings.
The experimental results confirmed what the research team had suspected for over a year.
實驗結果證實了研究團隊一年多來的猜測。
collocation: experimental results
Asher followed strict experimental procedures to ensure no data was contaminated.
Asher 遵循嚴格的實驗程序，以確保數據沒有受到污染。
collocation: experimental procedures
The experimental group received the new vaccine while the control group received a placebo.
實驗組接種了新疫苗，而對照組接種的是安慰劑。
collocation: experimental group / control group
All experimental data was stored securely and reviewed by an independent committee.
所有實驗數據都安全儲存，並由獨立委員會審查。
passive construction: experimental data was stored/reviewed
- experimental design
- experimental data/results
- experimental group
- experimental procedure
- experimental method
- experimental research
- experimental evidence
- experimental psychology/biology/physics
- laboratory
laboratory as an adjective (lab test, lab conditions) emphasises the physical setting rather than the process of experimenting
- empirical
empirical is broader — it means based on observation or experience rather than theory, while experimental specifically involves controlled tests
- scientific
scientific is a wider term covering all aspects of science; experimental is limited to the testing phase of scientific work
- theoretical
theoretical deals with ideas and models not yet tested by experiment
- observational
observational studies gather data without manipulating variables, unlike experimental ones that involve controlled intervention
文法句型
experimental + noun
be + experimental
用法筆記
Common in academic and scientific writing. Often paired with nouns such as data, results, method, group, and design. This sense can also appear after a linking verb (e.g. 'the findings are purely experimental').
常見錯誤
同根字
- experiment名詞B1
- experiment動詞B1
- experimentally副詞B2
- experimentation名詞B2
- experimenter名詞B2
- experimentalist名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- experimental data
- experimental group
- experimental design
- experimental method
- experimental stage
- experimental results
- experimental evidence
- experimental procedure
- experimental phase
副詞搭配
- highly experimental
- purely experimental
- still experimental
- largely experimental
- somewhat experimental
常用片語
- in an experimental stage
- under experimental conditions
- at the experimental level
介系詞搭配
- experimental in
- experimental on