experience
Definitions
The knowledge and skill gained over time by doing things
经验；阅历
An event or activity that someone lives through
经历；一次体验
To feel or go through something
经历；体验；感受
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex- ('out') + peri ('try') + -ence (noun) = 'what comes out of trying.' Latin experīrī meant 'to try something out'; the knowledge left over afterward is your experience. You can't study your way to it — only try your way to it, which is why it splits into the countable 'an experience' (one thing you went through) and the uncountable 'experience' (the wisdom all that trying left behind).
Root peri still carries 23 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.work experience工作经验
- 2.gain experience积累经验
- 3.from experience从经验中（得知）
- 4.a learning experience一次学习经历
- 5.previous experience以往经验
Example Sentences
- 1.
She has ten years of experience in software development.
- 2.
Traveling alone was a life-changing experience for him.
- 3.
Many patients experience mild side effects from the drug.
- 4.
We learn from experience, not just from books.