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imply : infer — 458 这两个动词几乎是同义,都作“推断”讲,但不能通用:前者是对说话者或写作者而言,而后者则是对听者或读者而言。 例如: His manner implies that he would like to come with us. 从他的态度看来,他是愿意同我们一起来的。(要用于非人称结构) I looked at his manners and I inferred that he must be a teacher. 我看了看他的举止,我可以断定他一定是一位教师。(要用于人称结构)
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