"infer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 推断
• 推论

Definition

根据证据或推理而不是直接被告知来形成判断或猜测某事是真的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Infer” 主要用于书面或学术环境，通常与 'infer from'、'it can be inferred that' 连用。注意不要和 'imply' 混淆，'imply' 是暗示。

Examples

We can infer her mood from her smile.

我们可以从她的微笑中**推断**她的心情。

From the evidence, the detective inferred that the suspect was lying.

根据证据，侦探**推断**嫌疑人在撒谎。

You can often infer meaning from context.

你常常可以通过上下文**推断**意思。

Are you trying to infer that I did something wrong?

你是不是在**暗示**我做错了什么？

From his tone, I inferred he was upset, even though he said he was fine.

从他的语气里我**推断**他不高兴，虽然他说没事。

It would be wrong to infer too much from a single comment.

仅凭一句话就**推断**太多是不对的。