in.fer
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:
例句:
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:
例句:
.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
来源:
Latin onferre [to bring in, adduce]
拉丁语 onferre [引入,引证]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在…里] *参见 in-2
ferre [to bear] * see bher-
ferre [承担] *参见 bher-
【引伸】
infer.able
adj.(形容词)
infer.ably
adv.(副词)
infer.rer
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:
例句:
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:
例句:
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。