| 单词 | infer |
| 释义 | infer[ in-fur ] / ɪnˈfɜr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR infer ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), in·ferred, in·fer·ring.to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice. (of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to. to guess; speculate; surmise. to hint; imply; suggest. verb (used without object), in·ferred, in·fer·ring.to draw a conclusion, as by reasoning. Origin of inferFirst recorded in 1520–30; from Latin inferre, equivalent to in- + ferre “to bring, carry, bear”; see origin at in-2, bear1 SYNONYMS FOR infer1 deduce, reason, guess. SEE SYNONYMS FOR infer ON THESAURUS.COM usage note for inferInfer has been used to mean “to hint or suggest” since the 16th century by speakers and writers of unquestioned ability and eminence: The next speaker criticized the proposal, inferring that it was made solely to embarrass the government. Despite its long history, many usage guides condemn the use, maintaining that the proper word for the intended sense is imply and that to use infer is to lose a valuable distinction between the two words. Although the claimed distinction has probably existed chiefly in the pronouncements of usage guides, and although the use of infer to mean “to suggest” usually produces no ambiguity, the distinction too has a long history and is widely observed by many speakers and writers. historical usage of inferThe English verb infer has always been used in logic to mean “to conclude by reasoning or from evidence.” It comes from the Latin verb inferre “to carry in, enter, introduce, inflict,” composed of the prefix in- “in, into” and ferre “to carry, bear.” Inferre meaning “to conclude, draw an inference, infer” is very rare in Latin, occurring only in the writings of Cicero (106–43 b.c.), Roman statesman and man of letters, and the great, commonsensical Roman rhetorician Quintilian (who lived about a.d. 35–95). OTHER WORDS FROM inferWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inferimply, infer (see usage note at the current entry)Words nearby inferinfective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity, infer, inference, inferencing, inferential, inferential statistics, inferior Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inferBritish Dictionary definitions for inferinfer / (ɪnˈfɜː) / verb -fers, -ferring or -ferred (when tr, may take a clause as object)to conclude (a state of affairs, supposition, etc) by reasoning from evidence; deduce (tr) to have or lead to as a necessary or logical consequence; indicate (tr) to hint or imply Derived forms of inferinferable, inferible, inferrable or inferrible, adjectiveinferably, adverbinferrer, nounWord Origin for inferC16: from Latin inferre to bring into, from ferre to bear, carry usage for inferThe use of infer to mean imply is becoming more and more common in both speech and writing. There is nevertheless a useful distinction between the two which many people would be in favour of maintaining. To infer means `to deduce', and is used in the construction to infer something from something : I inferred from what she said that she had not been well . To imply (sense 1) means `to suggest, to insinuate' and is normally followed by a clause: are you implying that I was responsible for the mistake? Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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