英语词汇“infer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer is to make a well informed guess — if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home.

When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they mean but haven't actually said. It’s like guessing, but not making wild guesses. You're making deductions — guesses based on logic. Another kind of inferring is more scientific, like when a scientist has part of a dinosaur fossil and can infer what the rest of the dinosaur looked like. When you see the word infer, think "educated guess."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

imply / infer

Imply and infer are opposites, like a throw and a catch. To imply is to hint at something, but to infer is to make an educated guess. The speaker does the implying, and the listener does the inferring.

To imply is to suggest something indirectly. If you hand your friend a stack of napkins during dinner, you imply that she needs them. Things can imply, too, like a chimney that implies a fireplace. Check out these examples:

By their very definition, flea markets imply cheap prices for used and unwanted items, as is still the case in most other places. (New York Times)

Stern also implied the entire season might be at risk. (Seattle Times)

It isn't fair to imply that cardiovascular disease is going away. (Nature)

Infer is on the receiving end of imply, yet infer is often used to mean imply. To infer is to gather, deduce, or figure out.Writers tend to know how to use infer correctly:

He talks about having led in the private sector but voters have to infer too much about what that means. (Slate)

They were also better at inferring feelings from images of just the eyes. (Scientific American)

Yet it must not be inferred that farming women are without mental ability or common sense. (Sidney Lewis Gulick)

Like baseball? Theodore Bernstein, in his classic The Careful Writer, gives us a way to keep imply and infer straight: "The implier is the pitcher; the inferrer is the catcher."

WORD FAMILY

infer: inference, inferred, inferring, infers+/inference: inferences, inferential/inferential: inferentially

USAGE EXAMPLES

Yet he did not infer guilt by association on all Muslims.

The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016)

He inferred as much when he’d periodically mention his commitment to support his young daughter.

Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016)

"We would not see it as good news, that is obvious, but I think it is difficult to infer too much from it."

Reuters(Dec 16, 2016)

1v conclude by reasoning; in logic

Syn|Hyper

deduce

conclude, reason, reason out

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

2v reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

deduce, deduct, derive

extrapolate

gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating

surmise

infer from incomplete evidence

elicit

derive by reason

conclude, reason, reason out

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

3v guess correctly; solve by guessing

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

guess

tell

discern or comprehend

figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

4v draw from specific cases for more general cases

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

extrapolate, generalise, generalize

overgeneralise, overgeneralize

draw too general a conclusion

universalise, universalize

make universal

conclude, reason, reason out

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

5v believe to be the case

Syn|Hyper

understand

believe

accept as true; take to be true

单词	infer
释义	infer (once / 323 pages) v When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer is to make a well informed guess — if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home. When you infer, you listen closely to someone and guess at things they mean but haven't actually said. It’s like guessing, but not making wild guesses. You're making deductions — guesses based on logic. Another kind of inferring is more scientific, like when a scientist has part of a dinosaur fossil and can infer what the rest of the dinosaur looked like. When you see the word infer, think "educated guess." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS imply / infer Imply and infer are opposites, like a throw and a catch. To imply is to hint at something, but to infer is to make an educated guess. The speaker does the implying, and the listener does the inferring. To imply is to suggest something indirectly. If you hand your friend a stack of napkins during dinner, you imply that she needs them. Things can imply, too, like a chimney that implies a fireplace. Check out these examples: By their very definition, flea markets imply cheap prices for used and unwanted items, as is still the case in most other places. (New York Times) Stern also implied the entire season might be at risk. (Seattle Times) It isn't fair to imply that cardiovascular disease is going away. (Nature) Infer is on the receiving end of imply, yet infer is often used to mean imply. To infer is to gather, deduce, or figure out.Writers tend to know how to use infer correctly: He talks about having led in the private sector but voters have to infer too much about what that means. (Slate) They were also better at inferring feelings from images of just the eyes. (Scientific American) Yet it must not be inferred that farming women are without mental ability or common sense. (Sidney Lewis Gulick) Like baseball? Theodore Bernstein, in his classic The Careful Writer, gives us a way to keep imply and infer straight: "The implier is the pitcher; the inferrer is the catcher." WORD FAMILY infer: inference, inferred, inferring, infers+/inference: inferences, inferential/inferential: inferentially USAGE EXAMPLES Yet he did not infer guilt by association on all Muslims. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) He inferred as much when he’d periodically mention his commitment to support his young daughter. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) "We would not see it as good news, that is obvious, but I think it is difficult to infer too much from it." Reuters(Dec 16, 2016) 1v conclude by reasoning; in logic Syn\|Hyper deduce conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion 2v reason by deduction; establish by deduction Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper deduce, deduct, derive extrapolate gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating surmise infer from incomplete evidence elicit derive by reason conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion 3v guess correctly; solve by guessing Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper guess tell discern or comprehend figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of 4v draw from specific cases for more general cases Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper extrapolate, generalise, generalize overgeneralise, overgeneralize draw too general a conclusion universalise, universalize make universal conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion 5v believe to be the case Syn\|Hyper understand believe accept as true; take to be true
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