释义 |
infer /in-fûrˈ/ transitive verb (inferrˈing; inferredˈ)- To bring on (Spenser and Shakespeare)
- To render (Milton)
- To derive from what has gone before
- To arrive at as a logical conclusion, to deduce
- To conclude
- (usu of a thing or statement) to entail or involve as a consequence, to imply (often condemned as a misuse, but generally accepted for over four centuries)
ORIGIN: L īnferre, from in into, and ferre to bring inˈferable (also /-fûrˈ/), inferrˈable or inferrˈible adjective That may be inferred or deduced inˈference noun - That which is inferred or deduced
- The act of drawing a conclusion from statements of fact
- Consequence
- Conclusion
inferential /-enˈshl/ adjective - Relating to inference
- Deducible or deduced by inference
inferenˈtially adverb |