inference
n
1 [U] process of inferring 推論; 推理; 推斷
If he is guilty then by inference so is she, ie This conclusion follows logically from the same set of facts. 如果他有罪, 可推斷出她也有罪.
2 [C] ~ (from sth) (that...) that which is inferred; conclusion 結論; 推斷結果
Is that a fair inference (to draw) from his statement? 從他的說法中得出這種結論恰當嗎?
She'd begun spending a lot of money, and the obvious inference was that she'd stolen it. 她花起錢來大手大腳了, 事情很明顯, 錢是偷來的.