英语近义词辨析（4）

conclude,deduce,infer 这组动词均含有“推断”之意。其用法区别是: conclude作及物动词。表示通过已知事实或一般常识经推理而得到的结论、决定和看法等。如:

After waiting an hour, they concluded that she wasnt coming等了一个小时后,他们断定她不会来了。 

The doctor concluded that the patient's disease was cancer.医生断定病人患的是癌症。 

deduce 作及物动词。指根据事实或充分证据,一般准则作演绎推理而得出结论。如: 

From her conversation, I duduced that she had a large family.我从她的谈话里推断她有很多孩子。 

Sherlock Holmes spent many hours trying to deduce the mystery.夏洛克·福尔摩斯花费了许多小时试图揭开这个谜。 

infer 作及物动词 和不及物动词。强调从不太充分的论据或前提中推断出结论。如: 

Men observe and infer in all sorts of ways.人们透过各种途径进行观察和推断。 

From his grades I inferred that he was a goodstudent.我根据他的成绩推断他是个好学生。