新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inference

英  [ˈɪnfərəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • inferences

    1[C 可数名词] 推论

    An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it.

    近义词

    conclusion

    双语例句

    例:

    There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter.

    从她的来信可以得出两种推论。

    例:

    A more reasonable inference is that his evidence flows from a desire for self-preservation.

    一个更合理的推论是他的证据来源于自我保护的需求。

    2[U 不可数名词] 推断

    Inference is the act of drawing conclusions about something on the basis of information that you already have.

    近义词

    deduction

    双语例句

    例:

    It had an extremely tiny head and, by inference, a tiny brain.

    它的头极小,据此可以推断,它的大脑也小。

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