infer

Infer is to reach an opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of information that is available. Because A then B.

"Infer"是根据现有的信息得出一个意见或决定某事物是真的。因为A所以B。

• I infer from your question that you are not a native English speaker.我从你的问题中推断出你不是以英语为母语的人。

• I inferred from what she said that you have not been well.我从她的话语里推断你一直不太好。

• Like this certainly helps us to infer molecular mechanisms. 这样的能帮助我们推断，一些分子机制。

speculate

Speculate is to form an opinion about sth without knowing all the details or facts,or to form a theory about a subject without firm evidence.

"speculate"是在不知道全部细节或事实的情况下对某事物形成一种看法，或在没有确凿证据的情况下形成某种理论。

• It's always hard to speculate about the future.未来一向很难预测。

• I can speculate who will win the football game tonight.(Based on the teams playing, their past performance, whether it's a home or away game, etc).我可以推测今晚谁将赢得这场足球赛。（根据参赛球队，他们过去的表现，无论是主场还是客场比赛，等等）

• The doctors speculate that he died of a cerebral haemorrhage caused by a blow on the head.医生推测他死于头部受击引起的脑溢血。

总结：从他们的释义来看，因为他们推测的依据存在区别，所以"Infer"做出的推断可能要比"speculate"更加接近事实。

练习：（下面这个空你认为应该填哪一个更好呢？把你的答案写在评论区一起讨论吧！）

It can be ________ from the passage that wearing seat belts will get drivers out of dangerous situations.