infer

vt. 推论出, 推断
vi. 作推论

名词:inferrer 动词过去式:inferred 过去分词:inferred 现在分词:inferring 第三人称单数:infers 副词:inferably 形容词:inferable 

in.fer

v.（动词）
in.ferred,in.fer.ring,in.fers
v.tr.（及物动词）
To conclude from evidence or premises.See Synonyms at conjecture
推断：由证据或根据得出结论参见 conjecture
To reason from circumstance; surmise:
猜想，推理：由特定情况可以推测；臆测：
例句：
We can infer that his motive in publishing the diary was less than honorable.
我们可以猜想得到他出版那日记的动机并不高尚

To lead to as a consequence or conclusion:
下结论：导致某一结果或结论：
例句：
.Socrates argued that a statue inferred the existence of a sculptor.(Academy)
.苏格拉底辩称，一尊雕像意味着某个雕刻家的存在.(学会)

To hint; imply.
暗示；意指
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To draw inferences.See Synonyms at conjecture
作出推论参见 conjecture

来源：
Latin onferre [to bring in, adduce]
拉丁语 onferre [引入，引证]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在…里] *参见 in-2
ferre [to bear] * see bher-
ferre [承担] *参见 bher-

【引伸】
infer.able
adj.（形容词）
infer.ably
adv.（副词）
infer.rer
n.（名词）
Infer is sometimes confused withimply, but the distinction is a useful one.When we say that a speaker or sentence implies something,we mean that it is conveyed or suggested without being stated outright:
Infer 有时会和imply 混淆在一起， 但它们之间的差异是很重要的。当我们说某个说话人或某个句子暗含有某种东西时，我们的意思是这种东西是含在其中的或暗示的而没有公开说出来：
例句：
When the mayor said that she would not rule out a business tax increase, she implied (not inferred ) that some taxes might be raised.
当市长说她不排除商业税增涨的可能性时，她暗指（不是 inferred ) 可能要提高某些税收。

Inference, on the other hand, is the activity performed by a reader or interpreter in deriving conclusions that are not explicit in what is said:
而推论则是读者或阐释者的一种活动，他们推断出的结论是言语中没有明确表达出来的：
例句：
When the mayor said that she would not rule out a tax increase,
当市长说她不排除商业税增涨的可能性时，

we inferred that she had been consulting with some new financial advisers,since her old advisers were in favor of tax reductions.
我们推断她同几个新的金融顾问们商量过，因为她的那些顾问们支持减税。