deduction
noun /dɪˈdʌkʃn/
/dɪˈdʌkʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] the process of using information you have in order to understand a particular situation or to find the answer to a problem
演绎;推论;推理 - He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction.
他通过一番简单的推理得出了解决问题的方法。 - If my deductions are correct, I can tell you who the killer was.
如果我的推论正确的话,我可以告诉你谁是凶手。 - We can examine the bones of dinosaurs and make deductions about how they lived.
我们可以检查恐龙的骨骼,并推断它们是如何生活的。
Topics Maths and measurementb2- She arrived at this conclusion by logical deduction.
她通过逻辑推理得出这个结论。 - a detective with excellent powers of deduction
推理能力很强的侦探 - We can make some deductions about the history of the ruins.
关于这一废墟的历史,我们可以作一些推论。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- logical
- reasonable
- …
- make
- by deduction
- deduction about
- powers of deduction
- a process of deduction
- He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction.
- [uncountable, countable] the process of taking an amount of something, especially money, away from a total; the amount that is taken away
扣除(额);减去(数) - The dividend will be paid without deduction of tax.
股息会免税发放。 - deduction from something deductions from your pay for tax and pension contributions
从工资中扣除的税金和养老金供款的数额 - The company automatically makes tax deductions from your salary.
公司会自动从你的工资中扣除税款。
Wordfinder- bonus
- commission
- deduction
- earn
- overtime
- pay
- rise
- salary
- tax
- wage
- deductions for travel costs
旅行费用扣除款项 - monthly deductions for health insurance
每月扣除的医疗保险费 - You should claim the deduction when you file your tax return.
你填写纳税申报单时应当要求扣除。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- monthly
- weekly
- tax
- …
- make
- itemize
- claim
- …
- deduction for
- deduction from
- The dividend will be paid without deduction of tax.
词源late Middle English: from Latin deductio(n-), from the verb deducere, from de- ‘down’ + ducere ‘lead’.