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infer

UK //ɪnˈfɜːr//US //ɪnˈfɜːr//

词源

源自拉丁语 'inferre',意为 '带来、引入',由 'in-'(进入)和 'ferre'(携带)组成。

verb

❶ 根据已有信息或证据推断出结论,指通过逻辑推理得出某个结果,而非直接被告知。

“From his tone, I inferred that he was not happy with the decision.”

(从他的语气中,我推断他对这个决定并不满意。)

“We can infer from the data that sales will increase next quarter.”

(从数据中我们可以推断,下一季度的销售额将会增长。)

同义词:deduce, conclude, derive

常见短语

infer from — 根据某事物或信息推断出结论,常用于逻辑推理或分析场景。

“We can infer from the survey results that customers prefer the new design.”

(我们可以从调查结果中推断出,顾客更喜欢新设计。)