| 单词 | deduce |
| 释义 | deduce (once / 1181 pages) v To deduce is to figure something out based on what you already know. When you see a person crying, it's easy to deduce that the person is sad. Unless they're happy, of course. Sometimes happy people cry. Derived from the Latin ducere, meaning "to lead," a person who deduces something is "leading" their mind from one idea to the next. Deduction is a noun from the verb deduce: it's what we call something that we learn when we deduce. Sherlock Holmes, the famous investigator created by Arthur Conan Doyle, was a master of deduction. He could deduce from a few small clues all of the facts of a murder case. WORD FAMILYdeduce: deduced, deduces, deducible, deducing, deductive+/deductive: deductively USAGE EXAMPLESHe said he conducted a cursory search on the model and deduced that type of aircraft usually carries soldiers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) By using a complex mathematical method called radial velocity, they witnessed the planet’s gravitational effect on its star and deduced that it must be there. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) She deduces a long-lasting head cold may stem from her inability to wed Nathan Detroit after umpteen years of trying. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1v reason by deduction; establish by deduction Syn|Hypo|Hyper deduct, derive, infer extrapolate gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating surmiseinfer from incomplete evidence elicitderive by reason conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion 2v conclude by reasoning; in logic Syn|Hyper infer conclude, reason, reason out decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion |
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