inference

1. N-COUNT An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it. 推论

There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter. 从她的来信可以得到两种推论。

2. N-UNCOUNT Inference is the act of drawing conclusions about something on the basis of information that you already have. 推断

It had an extremely tiny head and, by inference, a tiny brain. 它的头极小，可以根据推断得出，大脑也小。