单词 | unempirical |
释义 | unempiricaladj. Not empirical or based on experience; unproven by experiment; abstract, theoretical. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > as opposed to practical contemplative1563 paper1616 theoretic1617 considerative1677 theoretical1767 academic1812 moot1831 armchair1858 rocking chair1911 unempirical1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Unempirical. 1942 Mind 52 57 But there are also unpositivistic, if not unempirical, elements in these papers. 1983 Economist 26 Mar. 102/2 A world of non-political, unempirical abstractions. Derivatives unemˈpirically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [adverb] > empirically > not unempirically1848 the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adverb] > as opposed to in practice contemplatively1552 on paper1582 nominally1739 in principle1756 theoretically1790 unempirically1848 1848 Poe Eureka 36 This result is in the fullest keeping with that which I have reached unempirically. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1848 |
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