infer
翻譯
推斷, 推論
例句
I inferred from her expression that she was unhappy.
我從她的表情推斷她不開心。
What can we infer from these facts?
我們能從這些事實中推斷出什麼？
文法模式
((from sth.)) ((sth.)) 從（某事）推斷出（某事）。What can we infer from these facts?
((that...)) 推斷出……。I inferred that she was not happy.
近義詞
同義詞: deduce, conclude, surmise; 反義詞: state, imply
詞源
源自拉丁語「inferre」（帶入），由「in-」（進入）和「ferre」（帶來）組成。意思是根據證據「帶入」一個結論。
記憶技巧
記住區別：說話者或作者「暗示」(imply)，而聽者或讀者「推斷」(infer)。