An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it.
例句
There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter.由她的信可以得出两个结论。
N-UNCOUNT
推论;推理;推断
Inference is the act of drawing conclusions about something on the basis of information that you already have.
例句
It had an extremely tiny head and, by inference, a tiny brain.它的头极小,由此推断其脑容量也非常小。
英汉词典释义
n.
推论, 推理, 推断
You seemed to know about this book, and by inference I thought you had read it.你好像了解这本书, 因此我推断你已读过它了。
推断结果, 结论
The inferences drawn from data have led to some major changes in our policy.根据资料做出的推论使得我们的方针发生了一些重大变化。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation