deductive

Collocations

deductive reasoning

演绎推理

Detectives use deductive reasoning to narrow down the list of suspects.侦探运用演绎推理来缩小嫌疑人名单。

deductive method

演绎法

The scientist applied the deductive method to test her hypothesis.科学家运用演绎法来检验她的假设。

deductive logic

演绎逻辑

His deductive logic led him to a conclusion that surprised everyone.他的演绎逻辑得出了一个让所有人惊讶的结论。

deductive argument

演绎论证

In a valid deductive argument, the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises.在一个有效的演绎论证中，结论必然由前提推出。

deductive inference

演绎推断

The conclusion was reached by deductive inference from the known facts.这个结论是根据已知事实通过演绎推断得出的。

Memory Tip

de-（向下）+duct（引）+ive：像顺着管道把一般原理导到具体事例，记住‘演绎推理’是从一般推到个别。

Context & Register

语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、logic and philosophy lectures 该词通常用于正式或学术语境，尤其是在逻辑学、哲学或方法论讨论中；日常口语里较少见，多写作 deductive reasoning 等固定搭配。

Pronunciation & Spelling

这些词可与 deductive 对比。-ductive 结尾的词（productive、inductive、seductive、conductive）以及 -structive 结尾的 destructive 都与 deductive 押韵，重音都在第二音节，读音为 /ʌktɪv/。注意 deductible 拼写相似，但发音是 /dɪˈdʌktəbəl/，与 deductive 不押韵。