inferred

英 [ɪnˈfɜːd]

美 [ɪnˈfɜːrd]

v.  推断; 推论; 推理; 间接地提出; 暗示; 意指
infer的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 推断;推定
  If youinferthat something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have.
  1. I inferred from what she said that you have not been well...
     我从她的话语里推断你身体一直不太好。
  2. By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster's mass.
     通过测量星系在一个星系团内的运动,天文学家们可以推定这个星系团的质量。
• VERB 暗示,暗指,意味着(许多人认为此用法不正确)
  Some people useinferto mean 'imply', but many people consider this use to be incorrect.
  1. The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.
     警方暗示他们发现她行为非常可疑。

Do not confuseinferandimply. If youinferthat something is the case, you decide that it must be the case because of what you know, but without actually being told.From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife.If youimplythat something is the case, you suggest that it is the case without actually saying so.Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money.
不要混淆 infer 与 imply。infer 表示在没有被明确告知的情况下，根据已知信息推断某事是事实。例如，From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这句简单的话我能够推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。imply 指不加以明说，但通过暗示表明某事的事实。例如，Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗斯的律师暗示他是为了她的钱才娶了她)。

双语例句

• This is the infamous dark matter, whose existence is inferred solely from its gravitational effects.
  这就是声名狼藉的黑暗物质，其重力效应是我们认定它存在的唯一依据。
• The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.
  警方暗示他们发现她行为非常可疑。
• Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
  下列哪一项叙述可以从本文中推论出来？
• Genetic or computationally inferred interactions are not included in the database.
  遗传的或计算推断的相互作用不包含在数据库中。
• From her story we inferred that they went to the United States unwillingly.
  从她的故事，我们推论出她们极不情愿地去了美国。
• No right to grant sublicenses is granted or is to be inferred or implied under this Contract.
  在本合同项下，也未给予授予分许可的权利，亦不能从中推断出或暗示有分许可权。
• In this case, I have not actually added or inferred new information. I have combined structure and style into one set of tags.
  在本例中，我并没有实际添加或推测某些新的信息，而是将结构和样式组合到一组标记中。
• They inferred his displeasure from his absence.
  他没有到场，他们由此推断他生气了。
• I looked at his boots and inferred that he must be a policeman.
  我看了看他的靴子，料定他准是警察。
• We inferred from comments they had made to friends that they were unlikely to support us.
  我们从他们对朋友们所说的话中推断出他们不可能支持我们。