inference

1. N-COUNT An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. 推論

There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter. 從她的來(lái)信可以得到兩種推論。

2. N-UNCOUNT Inference is the act of drawing conclusions about something on the basis of information that you already have. 推斷

It had an extremely tiny head and, by inference, a tiny brain. 它的頭極小，可以根據(jù)推斷得出，大腦也小。