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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·duce /dɪˈdjuːs $ dɪˈduːs/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal  DECIDEto use the knowledge and information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion about it 推论,推断,演绎deduce that From her son’s age, I deduced that her husband must be at least 60. 从她儿子的年龄来推测,我想她丈夫肯定至少有60岁了。deduce from What did Darwin deduce from the presence of these species? 达尔文从这些物种的存在推断出了什么?deducible adjective→ See Verb table
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deduceSuch a religion might also contain certain philosophical ideas, ideas which could be deduced from apriori reason.This contract was, perhaps, the only evidence from which I could deduce Helmut's hurt.All other aspects of demand can then be deduced once we have analysed this consumer choice situation.Darwin's observations led him to deduce that plants and animals could adapt to their surroundings.From this he deduced that the boiler was too small and this led him on to wondering why the engine was so inefficient.From this it is deduced that the lexicon provides adequate but not complete coverage.The police surgeon was able to deduce the probable time of death from the temperature of the body.From these we can deduce the rest.Because of this the technique of Laplace transformation is relevant to deducing the transient responses of networks.Fortunately, Alice deduced what was going on.deduce thatIt can only be deduced that most young people learn about homosexuality from the negative and misinformed images in the mainstream media.It is easy to deduce that other systems do, too; many targets are being hit again and again.From this he deduced that the boiler was too small and this led him on to wondering why the engine was so inefficient.Thompson deduced that the buyer was trying to increase the stock price.From this it is deduced that the lexicon provides adequate but not complete coverage.You would deduce that the lymphocytes, having specific receptors, would be selectively concentrated at that site.From this he deduced that the mound had been reused as a place of burial on many separate occasions.Whatever happens, either we obtain an efficient solution or we can deduce that there are no efficient solutions.So I deduce that you feel pain.
Origin deduce (1400-1500) Latin deducere to lead out, from ducere to lead
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deduce
deduce AC /dɪˈdjuːs $ dɪˈduːs/ verb [transitive] formal
 Word Family: adjective: deducible, deductive; verb: deduce; noun: deduction
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: deducere 'to lead out', from ducere 'to lead'
to use the knowledge and information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion about it
    deduce that
    From her son’s age, I deduced that her husband must be at least 60.
    deduce from
    What did Darwin deduce from the presence of these species?
—deducible adjective


de·duce AW BrE /dɪˈdjuːs/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈduːs/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they deduce BrE /dɪˈdjuːs/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈduːs/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it deduces BrE /dɪˈdjuːsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈduːsɪz/ 🔊past simple deduced BrE /dɪˈdjuːst/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈduːst/ 🔊past participle deduced BrE /dɪˈdjuːst/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈduːst/ 🔊 -ing form deducing BrE /dɪˈdjuːsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈduːsɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) to form an opinion about sth based on the information or evidence that is available 推论;推断;演绎 SYN infer ~ sth (from sth) We can deduce a lot from what people choose to buy. 从人们选购的东西可以作出多方面的推断。🔊🔊~ (from sth) that, what, how, etc. Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve? 你保持沉默,我们是否可以据此而推断出你不赞成?🔊🔊   see also deduction de·du·cible BrE /ˈdjuːsəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈduːsəbl/ 🔊 adjective