experience [ɪkˈspɪəriəns] n.经历，经验； v.经历
experience译作可数名词“经历”和不可数名词“经验”的区别如下：
一、experience翻译为具体的“经历、体验、往事”的时候为可数名词，是指亲身见过、做过或遭受过的事，均可以理解为一次经历过的事，两次经历或多次经历过的事。可与不定冠词连用：
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.(新概念英语2，第31课)
昨天下午，弗兰克·霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的往事。
Her experiences in America make her realize that international cooperation is very important when dealing with COVID-19.
她在美国的经历使她意识到当对付新型冠状肺炎的时候，国际合作非常重要。
I had a bad experience with fireworks once.
我放烟火有过一次不愉快的遭遇。
I had rather an add experience the other day.
前几天我有一个很奇怪的经历。（前几天我遇到了一件很奇怪的事情。）
Moving had become a common experience for me.
搬家对我而言已经成了常事。
It was the worst experience of her life.
那是她一生中最糟糕的经历。
Last season was a learning experience for me.
上个季度对我来说是一次学习。
Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience.
生活在非洲完全不同于在家里，那真是一次不同寻常的经历。
He hopes to write a book about his experiences one day.
他希望有一天写一部关于自己经历的书。
It also helped that the press and I were sharing the same experiences, from our immersion in foreign cultures to moments of levity as informal group dinners.希拉里《亲历历史》
这也有助于媒体朋友和我共享了那些从我们沉浸（沉迷）于异国文化到非正式集体晚宴的轻松时刻的相同的经历。
Jumping out of an airplane at ten thousand feet is quite an exciting experience．
从一架在一万米高空中的飞机上跳出来是一次令人兴奋的经历。（02高考真题）
We aim to be objective, but we cannot escape the context of our unique life experiences.（12高考真题）
我们力求做到客观，但是我们无法摆脱独特的生活经历带来的影响。
They want to expose those educationally disadvantaged students to creative, enriching educational experiences for a five-year period.
他们希望那些在教育上处于不利地位的学生接触到富于创造力的教育，以丰富他们为期五年的受教育的经历。（考研真题）
二、experience翻译为抽象意义的“经验、经历、阅历”的时候为不可数名词，不可加“s”：
I should not be in any danger here, but experience has taught me caution.
我在这里应该不会有任何危险，但是经验告诉我要小心。
He has also had managerial experience on every level.
他还有各个层级的管理经验。
She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience.
她得到的报酬虽然不高，但却获得了极好的阅历。
Charles, who has lots of experience in international relationship, is travelling between in India and Pakistan.
查尔斯正在印度和巴基斯坦旅行，他在国际关系领域富有经验。
The new manager brings a great wealth of experience to the job.
新任经理为这项工作带来了丰富的经验。
三、experience用作动词的时候，翻译为“经历、经手、遭受、感受、体会、体验”；
The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。
The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
这个国家经历了几个月的外汇短缺。
Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
每个人在人生的某个阶段都会经历这些问题。
We had never experienced this kind of holiday before and had no idea what to expect.
我们以前从未有过这样的假期，不知道会怎么样。
Young men need to experience things for themselves in order to mature as soon as possible.
年轻人要尽快成长需要自己经历事情。
Many old people have experienced such problems.
很多老年人都遇到过这类问题。
He experienced all sorts of difficulties and hardships.
他经历了各种艰难困苦。
China, a great country in the world， has experienced a great change in the past thirty years.
中国，在世界上一个伟大的国家，在过去三十年间发生了巨大的变化。
I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane.
我上飞机时曾一度感到恐慌。
四、experienced adj. 翻译为“有经验的;熟练的;有阅历的;有见识的;老练的”，是形容词：
an experienced teacher
经验丰富的教师
an experienced traveller
阅历丰富的旅行者
It's a team packed with experienced and mature professionals.
那个小组里都是些有经验的成熟专业人士。
He's very experienced in looking after animals.
他养动物很有经验。
Tiktok is more experienced in short video than Facebook.
抖音在短视频领域比脸书更有经验。
重要短语习语：
put sth down to experience从…中吸取教训；把...看作一次教训
We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience.
我们损失了很多钱，只当是吃一堑长一智了。
Let's put this disaster down to experience.
让我们在这次灾难中吸取教训吧。
There's nothing we can do about it now, we'll just have to put it down to experience.
现在我们对这件事无能为力了，我们不得不从中吸取经验教训。
I know you're upset about failing your exam, but just put it down to experience and study harder next time.
我知道你对考试失败很难过，但要从中好好吸取教训，下次要努力学习吧。