单词 | infer |
释义 | infer[in'fə:]vt. 推论出, 推断vi. 作推论 infer in.fer AHD: [¹n-fûr“] D.J. [!n6fT8]K.K. [!n6fP]v.(动词) in.ferred,in.fer.ring,in.fers v.tr.(及物动词)1. To conclude from evidence or premises.See Synonyms at conjecture 推断:由证据或根据得出结论参见 conjecture2. 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3. 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”(&b{Academy})“苏格拉底辩称,一尊雕像意味着某个雕刻家的存在”(学会)4. 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语源:1. Latin &9{ºnferre} [to bring in, adduce] 拉丁语 &9{ºnferre} [引入,引证] 2. in- [in] * see in- 2in- [在…里] *参见 in-23. ferre [to bear] * see bher- 1ferre [承担] *参见 bher- 1继承用法:infer“able adj.(形容词)infer“ably adv.(副词)infer“rer n.(名词)用法:1. 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 &I{inferred} ) &I{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。 2. 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,3. 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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