deduce(动词):通过已知事实、证据或一般规律推断出结论;演绎、推理得出。(也可指“引申出”某观点或结果。)
/ˈdɪdjuːs/
From the footprints, the detective could deduce what happened.
从脚印中,侦探能推断出发生了什么。
Given the consistent drop in sales over three quarters, we can deduce that the new strategy isn’t working as intended.
鉴于连续三个季度的销量持续下滑,我们可以推断新策略并未按预期奏效。
deduce 来自拉丁语 dēdūcere,由 *dē-*(向下、离开)+ dūcere(引导)构成,原义有“引导出来、导出”。后来语义转为“从已知内容引出结论”,即“推断”。