一、详细释义：


v.

推论，推断；猜想，推理 [I,T]


例句：

People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.

人们通常从已知的事实事中推断未知的事实。


例句：

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

当我们这样做时，力图推断出某些有益的一般性结论。


暗示，意指 [I,T]


例句：

The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.

警方暗示他们发现她行为非常可疑。


例句：

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

在本合同项下，也未给予授予分许可的权利，亦不能从中推断出或暗示有分许可权。


二、词义辨析：


infer,deduce,conclude,gather,judge

这些动词均含“推断”之意。 infer指从已提供的论据或从已接受的前提出发而推断出的结论。 deduce指有充分根据的推论，也指逻辑学上的演绎。 conclude指得出符合逻辑的结论。 gather指从听到的情况推测、判定。 judge多指经过仔细鉴定或评价之后作出决断。


三、参考例句：


What do you infer from the conversation?

你能从对话中得出什么？


People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.

人们通常从已知的事实事中推断未知的事实。


You should infer the conclusion by inductive reasoning.

你应当通过归纳推理得出结论。


I infer that my proposal has been accepted.

我推测我的建议已被接受。


What can we infer from the last paragraph?

我们能从最后一段推断出什么结论?


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。


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

从你的话中我可以推断出你会去做的。


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

我从你信中推想，你还没有下决心。


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

从这些事实中可能推断出两种截然相反的结论。


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

他从信中推断被告认识谋杀的受害者。