a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning 推断结果,结论 ■[mass noun]the process of reaching such a conclusion 推断,推论,推理 his emphasis on order and health, and by inference cleanliness. 他对条理、健康,以及(根据推论可知)清洁的注重。
派生 inferential adjective inferentially adverb 语源
late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin inferentia, from inferent- 'bringing in', from the verb inferre (see infer)