英语词汇inference的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	inference
词源	inference n. 1590s, "action of inferring;" 1610s, "that which is inferred;" from Medieval Latin inferentia, from Latin inferentem (nominative inferens), present participle of inferre "bring into; conclude, deduce" (see infer). Entries linking to inference infer v. in logic, "to 'bring in' as a conclusion of a process of reasoning," 1520s, from Latin inferre "bring into, carry in; deduce, infer, conclude, draw an inference; bring against," from in- "in" (from PIE root en "in") + ferre "to carry, to bear," from PIE root bher- (1) "to carry; to bear children." General sense of "draw a conclusion" is first attested 1520s; intransitive sense is from 1570s. inferential adj. 1650s, from Medieval Latin inferentia (see inference) + -al (1). Related: Inferentially. updated on November 19, 2015
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inference n.