易混成对词 · B2
Imply or infer?
The speaker implies; the listener infers. If you suggest something without saying it, you are implying it. If you work something out from what you were told, you are inferring it. The two words describe opposite ends of the same act of communication, which is why swapping them produces a sentence that means the reverse of what you intended.
用哪个词，为什么
- imply
the speaker: puts the meaning in
To suggest something without stating it directly.
imply that · strongly implied · what are you implying?
- infer
the listener: takes the meaning out
To work something out from evidence or from what was said.
infer from the data · we can infer that
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练习和讲解都是英语。这是有意的：要点在于用你正在学的语言思考。
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Are you that I had something to do with it?
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