/'ɪnfərəns; `ɪnfərəns/
n
1 [U] process of inferring 推论; 推理; 推断
*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, 可推断出她也有罪.
2 [C] ~ (from sth) (that...) that which is inferred; conclusion 结论; 推断结果
*Is that a fair inference (to draw) from his statement? 从他的说法中得出这种结论恰当吗?
* She'd begun spending a lot of money, and the obvious inference was that she'd stolen it. 她花起钱来大手大脚了, 事情很明显, 钱是偷来的.

n
[C]
something that you think is true, based on information that you have
draw/make inferences (about/from sth)
　What inferences have you drawn from this evidence?
[U]
when someone infers something
by inference
　He was portrayed as a hero and,by inference, Thompson as the villain.
>inferential [,ɪnfə'renʃəl/