詞彙精選：infer的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

推論，推斷；猜想，推理 [I,T]

例句：

People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.

人們通常從已知的事實事中推斷未知的事實。

例句：

Let us attempt to infer some useful generalizations as we go.

當我們這樣做時，力圖推斷出某些有益的一般性結論。

暗示，意指 [I,T]

例句：

The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.

警方暗示他們發現她行爲非常可疑。

例句：

No right to grant sublicenses is granted or is to be inferred or implied under this Contract.

在本合同項下，也未給予授予分許可的權利，亦不能從中推斷出或暗示有分許可權。

二、詞義辨析：

infer,deduce,conclude,gather,judge

這些動詞均含“推斷”之意。infer指從已提供的論據或從已接受的前提出發而推斷出的結論。deduce指有充分根據的推論，也指邏輯學上的演繹。conclude指得出符合邏輯的結論。gather指從聽到的情況推測、判定。judge多指經過仔細鑑定或評價之後作出決斷。

三、參考例句：

What do you infer from the conversation?

你能從對話中得出什麼？

People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.

人們通常從已知的事實事中推斷未知的事實。

You should infer the conclusion by inductive reasoning.

你應當通過歸納推理得出結論。

I infer that my proposal has been accepted.

我推測我的建議已被接受。

What can we infer from the last paragraph?

我們能從最後一段推斷出什麼結論?

We can infer that his motive in publishing the diary was less than honorable.

我們可以猜想得到他出版那日記的動機並不高尚。

I can infer from what you've said that you will do it.

從你的話中我可以推斷出你會去做的。

I infer from your letter that you have not made up your mind yet.

我從你信中推想，你還沒有下決心。

It is possible to infer two completely opposite conclusions from this set of facts.

從這些事實中可能推斷出兩種截然相反的結論。

He infer from the letter that the accused know the murder victim.

他從信中推斷被告認識謀殺的受害者。