| 释义 |
in·fer /ɪnˈfɜː(r)/ vt. | vi.(-ferred;-fer·ring)
❶ vt.
1. (根据已知事实等)推断，推定(from)
We see smoke and infer fire. 我们看到烟，从而推断有火。
From his grades I inferred that he was a good student. 我根据他的成绩推断，他是个好学生。
2. 猜想，臆测(from)
People may infer from an utterance all sorts of things which neither the utterance nor the utterer implied. 人们会从一段发言里臆度出各种各样既非发言本身所包含，又非发言者本人所暗示的意思来。
3. 意味着；暗示；指出，表明
Ragged clothing infers poverty. 衣衫褴褛意味着贫困。
❷ vi.
作出推论
[< L inferre to bring into, introduce, inflict < ferre to bear¹, carry, bring] |