deduce

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Pronunciation

/dɪˈdjuːs/(dih-DYOOS)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

推断；演绎（从已知信息中得出结论）

Definition

To arrive at a conclusion by reasoning from available evidence or general principles.

Word family

  • deduction/dɪˈdʌkʃən/(n)推断/扣除
  • deductive/dɪˈdʌktɪv/(adj)演绎的

Collocations

  • deduce from evidence
  • logically deduce
  • can be deduced
  • deduce that

Examples

  1. 1.From the clues, the detective deduced who committed the crime. (reason out)
  2. 2.We can deduce from his silence that he disagrees. (infer from behavior)

Synonyms

  • infer/ɪnˈfɜː/— conclude from indirect evidence
  • conclude/kənˈkluːd/— reach a judgment
  • surmise/səˈmaɪz/— guess based on limited evidence

Etymology

de- (down) + ducere (to lead) — lead down from principles to a conclusion