詞彙精選：deduce的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

推論，推斷，推理，演繹 [I,T]

例句：

If a=b and b=c, we can deduce that a=c.

設a=b，b=c，可以推斷a=c。

例句：

The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.

警方成功地推斷出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。

二、詞義辨析：

infer,deduce,conclude,gather,judge

這些動詞均含“推斷”之意。infer指從已提供的論據或從已接受的前提出發而推斷出的結論。deduce指有充分根據的推論，也指邏輯學上的演繹。conclude指得出符合邏輯的結論。gather指從聽到的情況推測、判定。judge多指經過仔細鑑定或評價之後作出決斷。

三、參考例句：

He will deduce a conclusion from premises.

他將從前提推導出結論。

What do you deduce from these stars?

從這些星象你能推斷出什麼？

What do you deduce from these facts?

從這些事實你能推斷出什麼？

What did you deduce from the material?

你從這些材料推斷出什麼？

You will notice water rising in the tube; now what do you deduce from that?

你會注意到水在試管裏上升；那麼你會得出什麼結論？

The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.

警方成功地推斷出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。

The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.

警方成功地推斷出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。

If a=b and b=c, we can deduce that a=c.

設a=b，b=c，可以推斷a=c。

From the large crowd I deduce that the speaker is very popular.

從聽衆很多這一點我可以推斷出演講者很受歡迎。

I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale

我覺得你也許能從我的際遇中引出恰當的教訓。