infer (that) clause
that可省略，尤其是在口语中。
From the evidence, we inferred that the suspect was guilty.
从证据中，我们推断出嫌疑人有罪。
推断；推论
inferred — past of infer
推测；猜测；推出(某事)作为合理结论；根据前提或证据推理或推断出。；推论出；作推论
To deduce or conclude something from evidence and reasoning.
推出(某事)作为合理结论；根据前提或证据推理或推断出。
To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
一般现在时
I infer from your expression that you are angry.
我从你的表情推断你生气了。
注意重读闭音节，加-ed/-ing时需双写r。
From the dark clouds, we can infer that it will rain soon.
从乌云密布可以推断出很快就要下雨了。
用法提示：使用情态动词can加原形infer，表示根据迹象进行推测。
The archaeologist inferred the age of the pottery from its style.
考古学家根据陶器的风格推断出其年代。
用法提示：使用过去式inferred，表示基于证据作出的推论。
Inferring a person's mood from their tone of voice is a useful skill.
从一个人的语气推断其情绪是一项有用的技能。
用法提示：使用动名词inferring，将推测行为作为主语。
that可省略，尤其是在口语中。
From the evidence, we inferred that the suspect was guilty.
从证据中，我们推断出嫌疑人有罪。
from引出推断的依据。
Can we infer a connection between the two events from the data?
我们能从数据中推断出这两个事件之间的联系吗？
直接跟名词作宾语。
It is difficult to infer the author's intention in this passage.
在这段文章中很难推断作者的意图。
比infer更强调逻辑必然性，常用于科学或数学推理，而infer可基于不充分的证据
指经过思考或权衡后得出结论，比infer更正式，强调结束推理过程
缺乏充分证据的猜测，而infer通常基于一定证据，因此不如infer严谨
基于不完全证据的推测，语气比infer更不确定，常用于文学语境
grammar · medium
易错句子He inferred that he was angry by his tone of voice.
正确表达He implied that he was angry by his tone of voice.
混淆infer和imply：infer表示听者根据证据推断，imply表示说话者暗示。此处应是说话者暗示，故应用imply。
grammar · medium
易错句子We can infer this result the experiment.
正确表达We can infer this result from the experiment.
缺少介词from：infer常与from搭配表示推断的来源，需加介词from引出依据。
infer 指根据证据推断，而 imply 指说话者间接表达；前者是接收者行为，后者是发出者行为。
refer 与 infer 拼写和发音相近，但 refer 表示查阅或提到，而 infer 表示从已知信息中推导出结论。
从……推断
We can infer from the data that the trend is positive.
我们可以从数据中推断出趋势是积极的。
推断出……
The detective inferred that the suspect was lying.
侦探推断出嫌疑人在说谎。
被推断出
His guilt can be inferred from his behavior.
他的罪行可以从他的行为中被推断出来。
推断含义
From the context, she inferred the meaning of the word.
从上下文中，她推断出了这个词的含义。
推断出结论
The scientist inferred a conclusion based on the experiment results.
科学家根据实验结果推断出了一个结论。
间接推断
We can infer indirectly that the project is delayed.
我们可以间接推断出项目被推迟了。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.