How do you use "experience" in a sentence?

Do you have any experience in customer service? Living abroad was an incredible experience. We experienced some delays due to bad weather.

experience

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: Knowledge or skill gained over time; an event that affects you

经验，经历，体验

experiencia, experimentar

経験、体験する

경험, 체험하다

Experience can mean accumulated knowledge from doing something ('work experience') or a specific event that happens to you ('a memorable experience'). As a verb, it means to go through something ('experience difficulties'). The adjective 'experienced' describes someone with considerable skill or knowledge.

「experience」可以指通过做某事积累的知识（「work experience」）或发生在你身上的特定事件（「a memorable experience」）。作为动词，它表示经历某事（「experience difficulties」）。形容词「experienced」描述具有相当技能或知识的人。

«Experience» puede significar conocimiento acumulado por hacer algo («work experience») o un evento específico que te sucede («a memorable experience»). Como verbo, significa pasar por algo («experience difficulties»). El adjetivo «experienced» describe a alguien con considerable habilidad o conocimiento.

「experience」は、何かをすることで得た蓄積された知識（「work experience」）や、あなたに起こる特定の出来事（「a memorable experience」）を意味することができます。動詞としては、何かを経験することを意味します（「experience difficulties」）。形容詞「experienced」は、かなりのスキルや知識を持つ人を表します。

Experience는 무언가를 하면서 축적된 지식('work experience')이나 자신에게 일어난 특정 사건('a memorable experience')을 의미할 수 있습니다. 동사로는 무언가를 겪다('experience difficulties')라는 뜻입니다. 형용사 'experienced'는 상당한 기술이나 지식을 가진 사람을 묘사합니다.

Examples

Do you have any experience in customer service?
您有客户服务方面的经验吗？
¿Tienes experiencia en atención al cliente?
カスタマーサービスの経験はありますか？
고객 서비스 경험이 있으신가요?
Living abroad was an incredible experience.
在国外生活是一段令人难以置信的经历。
Vivir en el extranjero fue una experiencia increíble.
海外生活は素晴らしい経験でした。
해외 생활은 놀라운 경험이었습니다.
We experienced some delays due to bad weather.
由于恶劣天气，我们遇到了一些延误。
Experimentamos algunos retrasos debido al mal tiempo.
悪天候のため、いくつかの遅延がありました。
악천후로 인해 몇 차례 지연이 있었습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Latin 'experientia' meaning 'trial, proof, experiment', from 'experiri' (to try, to test), from 'ex-' (out of) + a lost root 'periri' (to go through). The same root gives us 'experiment', 'expert', and 'peril' — all connected to the idea of testing through trial.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal