inferentially
inferentially — 副詞
1. in a way that uses available facts and logical thinking to reach a conclusion or
推論上；推斷
根據證據進行推理地
in a way that uses available facts and logical thinking to reach a conclusion or form an opinion, even when something is not directly stated or proven.
Feng inferentially connected the missing documents to the computer crash two days earlier.
Feng 推論認為，文件的遺失與兩天前的電腦當機有關。
inferentially + verb (connected) — adverb before main verb
The lawyer argued that the fingerprints inferentially proved the driver was at the scene.
律師主張，指紋推論上證明了駕駛當時在現場。
inferentially + verb (proved) — legal context
From the silence and the worried looks, Tanvi inferentially understood that the news was bad.
從沉默和擔憂的表情中，Tanvi 推論得知消息不妙。
Hamza's email did not name anyone, but it inferentially blamed the sales team.
Hamza 的電子郵件沒有指名道姓，但推論上將責任歸咎於業務團隊。
The study inferentially links air pollution to lower test scores, though the cause is unclear.
這項研究推論上將空氣污染與較低的考試成績連結起來，但原因尚不清楚。
- by inference
more literal and interchangeable in most contexts
- by implication
suggests something is communicated indirectly rather than logically deduced
- implicitly
focuses on what is understood without being stated, not necessarily through reasoning
- directly
states something openly rather than through reasoning from clues
- explicitly
expresses something clearly and with full detail, not leaving it to inference
文法句型
inferentially + verb
be + inferentially + adjective/past participle
用法筆記
Common in academic writing, legal arguments, and formal reports. The adverb typically appears immediately before the main verb it modifies, or after forms of 'be'.