infer學測 L6KK [ˌɪˈnfɝ] ｜ /ˌɪˈnfɝ/
推斷；推論·推測；猜測·歸納推知
學測閱讀測驗常考的推論技巧動詞
Seeing his wet shoes by the door, I inferred that he had walked in the rain.
看到他門邊的濕鞋子，我推斷他剛才在雨中走過。
一個畫面：線索連成全貌
找線索從眼前跡象開始觀察
連成推論把線索串成一個推斷
拼出通則從個別線索歸納出規律
義項
濕傘推雨B2verb推斷；推論
Her umbrella was wet, so I inferred it was raining outside.
她的傘是濕的，所以我推斷外面在下雨。
infer from evidenceinfer that
披薩盒猜B2verb推測；猜測
Seeing the empty pizza box, I inferred that he had already eaten lunch.
看到空的披薩盒，我推測他已經吃過午餐了。
infer from context
破窗歸納C1verb歸納推知
The police found a broken window and inferred that a thief had entered the house.
警察看到破掉的窗戶，推斷小偷是從那裡進來的。
infer from clues
片語
infer from循線推斷 →從線索推斷出結論
make an inference下判斷 →做出一個推論
infer the meaning猜出含意 →從上下文猜出意思
read between the lines話中有話 →從弦外之音推敲
你會不會這樣說？
Based on his silence, I could ___ that he disagreed. (infer / imply)
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infer
推斷方向不同：infer 是聽者推論，imply 才是說話者暗示。
「看到空的披薩盒，我推測他已經吃過午餐了。」這裡的 infer 最接近哪個意思？(A) 由具體證據嚴謹推斷 (B) 依線索做合理猜測 (C) 由特例歸納出通則
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(B)
披薩盒是間接線索，屬於合理猜測而非嚴謹證據推斷。
字族
inference 推論；推斷（名詞）
順路看看
imply — 作者暗示，讀者從中推斷assume — 沒有證據，只是主觀認定多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
安排員工訓練
From the attendance records, we inferred that Tuesday was the most convenient day for training.
我們根據出席紀錄，推斷星期二是最方便大家參加訓練的日子。
觀察辦公室線索
Seeing several coats still on the rack, I inferred that some colleagues had not left yet.
看到衣架上還掛著幾件外套，我推測有些同事還沒離開。
詞族
infer verb 推斷；推測・inferred verb (past tense / past participle) 推斷（過去式／過去分詞）・inference noun 推論；推斷出的結論・inferential adjective 推論的
四選一
From the repeated requests for evening sessions, we can ____ that a later start time would suit some employees.
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infer
完整句中，情態助動詞 can 後須接原形動詞 infer。inference 是名詞；inferred 是過去式或過去分詞；inferential 是形容詞，皆不符合此處結構。
同義改寫
From the attendance records, we inferred that Tuesday was the most convenient day for training. → Based on the attendance records, we concluded that Tuesday was the most convenient day for training.
兩句都表示根據出席紀錄得出結論，保留推論的依據與內容。
Seeing several coats still on the rack, I inferred that some colleagues had not left yet. → Seeing several coats still on the rack, I made an educated guess that some colleagues had not left yet.
made an educated guess 保留根據外套這項線索推測、而非直接獲知的意思。