deduce[di'dju:s]

• vt.
  • 推论，推断，演绎：

    From the evidence the detective deduced that the servant had done it.

    根据证据侦探推断是佣人所为。

    From his conversation,I deduced that he had a large family.

    据他的谈话，我推断他有个大家庭。

  • 对…追根溯源，追溯…的根源(或由来)，追索…的来龙去脉，探索…的过程：

    to deduce one's lineage

    追溯某人的家系[亦作deduct]

    to deduce the development of a culture from archaeological remains

    根据古迹追溯一种文化的发展过程[亦作deduct]

• 近义词:

  infer

• 变形:

  vt.deduced.deducing