early 15c., from Latin deducere "lead down, derive" (in Medieval Latin, "infer logically"), from de- "down" (see de-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Originally literal; sense of "draw a conclusion from something already known" is first recorded 1520s, from Medieval Latin. Related: Deduced; deducing.
雙語例句
1. Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?
你保持沉默，我們是否可以據(jù)此而推斷出你不贊成？
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.
警方成功地推斷出那逃亡者躲藏的地方.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.
我們可以從這個前提推出結(jié)論.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. If you see a doctor leaving a house, you may deduce that someone in the house is ill.
如果你看見一個醫(yī)生從某一家出來, 你就可以推知這家有人病了.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. We will now deduce the properties of a single element.