inference
UK ['ɪn.fər.ənts] US [-fɚ-] formal
noun countable or uncountable
■when you guess that something is true or form an opinion because of the information that you have 推断，推论，推理•They were warned to expect a heavy air attack and by inference many casualties.他们被警告可能会受到猛烈的空袭，由此推断会有许多人员伤亡。 •His change of mind was recent and sudden, the inference being that someone had persuaded him.他最近突然改变了主意，估计是有人说服了他。 |