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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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