infer |ɪnˈfəː|verb ( infers, inferring, inferred ) [ with obj. ]deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements: [ with clause ] : from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing.
usage: There is a distinction in meaning between infer and imply. In thesentence the speaker implied that the General had been a traitor, implied meansthat the speaker subtly suggested that this man was a traitor (thoughnothing so explicit was actually stated). However, in we inferred from his words that the General had been a traitor, inferred means that something in the speaker's words enabled the listeners to deduce that the man was a traitor. The two words infer and imply can describe the same event, but from different angles. Use of infer to mean imply, as in are you inferring that I'm a liar? (instead of are you implying that I'm a liar?), is an extremely common error.
consent |kənˈsɛnt|noun [ mass noun ]permission for something to happen or agreement to do something: no change may be made without the consent of all the partners.verb [ no obj. ]give permission for something to happen: he consented to a search by a detective.• [ with infinitive ] agree to do something: he had consented to serve as external assessor on the panel.
usage: There is a distinction in meaning between infer and imply. In thesentence the speaker implied that the General had been a traitor, implied meansthat the speaker subtly suggested that this man was a traitor (thoughnothing so explicit was actually stated). However, in we inferred from his words that the General had been a traitor, inferred means that something in the speaker's words enabled the listeners to deduce that the man was a traitor. The two words infer and imply can describe the same event, but from different angles. Use of infer to mean imply, as in are you inferring that I'm a liar? (instead of are you implying that I'm a liar?), is an extremely common error.
KK [ɪnˋfɝ] DJ [inˋfə:]
1. 推斷, 推論; 猜想[(+from)][+...
consent |kənˈsɛnt|noun [ mass noun ]permission for something to happen or agreement to do something: no change may be made without the consent of all the partners.verb [ no obj. ]give permission for something to happen: he consented to a search by a detective.• [ with infinitive ] agree to do something: he had consented to serve as external assessor on the panel.
KK [kənˋsɛnt] DJ [kənˋsent]
同意, 贊成, 答應[(+to)][+to-v]
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