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in·fer AHD[ĭn-fûrʹ] D.J.[ɪnˈfɜː]K.K.[ɪnˈfɝ]v.(动词)in.ferred, in.fer.ring, in.fers v.tr.(及物动词)- To conclude from evidence or premises.See Synonyms at conjecture 推断:由证据或根据得出结论 参见 conjecture
- To reason from circumstance; surmise:猜想,推理:由特定情况可以推测;臆测:We can infer that his motive in publishing the diary was less than honorable.我们可以猜想得到他出版那日记的动机并不高尚
- To lead to as a consequence or conclusion:下结论:导致某一结果或结论:"Socrates argued that a statue inferred the existence of a sculptor"(Academy)“苏格拉底辩称,一尊雕像意味着某个雕刻家的存在”(学会)
- To hint; imply.暗示;意指
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To draw inferences.See Synonyms at conjecture 作出推论 参见 conjecture
- Latin īnferre [to bring in, adduce] 拉丁语 īnferre [引入,引证]
- in- [in] * see in- 2in- [在…里] * 参见 in-2
- ferre [to bear] * see bher- 1ferre [承担] * 参见 bher- 1
inferʹable adj.(形容词)inferʹably adv.(副词)inferʹrer n.(名词)- Infer is sometimes confused withimply, but the distinction is a useful one.When we say that a speaker or sentence implies something,we mean that it is conveyed or suggested without being stated outright: Infer 有时会和imply 混淆在一起, 但它们之间的差异是很重要的。当我们说某个说话人或某个句子暗含有某种东西时,我们的意思是这种东西是含在其中的或暗示的而没有公开说出来: When the mayor said that she would not rule out a business tax increase, she implied (not inferred ) that some taxes might be raised. 当市长说她不排除商业税增涨的可能性时,她暗指(不是 inferred ) 可能要提高某些税收。
- Inference, on the other hand, is the activity performed by a reader or interpreter in deriving conclusions that are not explicit in what is said: 而推论则是读者或阐释者的一种活动,他们推断出的结论是言语中没有明确表达出来的: When the mayor said that she would not rule out a tax increase,当市长说她不排除商业税增涨的可能性时,
- we inferred that she had been consulting with some new financial advisers,since her old advisers were in favor of tax reductions. 我们推断她同几个新的金融顾问们商量过,因为她的那些顾问们支持减税。
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