infer
翻译
推断, 推论
例句
I inferred from her expression that she was unhappy.
我从她的表情推断她不开心。
What can we infer from these facts?
我们能从这些事实中推断出什么?
语法模式
((from sth.)) ((sth.)) 从(某事)推断出(某事)。What can we infer from these facts?
((that...)) 推断出……。I inferred that she was not happy.
近义词
同义词: deduce, conclude, surmise; 反义词: state, imply
词源
源自拉丁语“inferre”(带入),由“in-”(进入)和“ferre”(带来)组成。意思是根据证据“带入”一个结论。
记忆技巧
记住区别:说话者或作者“暗示”(imply),而听者或读者“推断”(infer)。