to extrapolate
01
推断, 外推
to estimate something using past experiences or known data
Transitive: to extrapolate an outcome
例子
We can extrapolate future trends in technology based on the rapid advancements in recent years.
我们可以根据近年来的快速发展推断技术的未来趋势。
She was able to extrapolate the likely outcome of the experiment by analyzing similar studies.
她通过分析类似的研究，能够推断出实验的可能结果。
02
外推, 推测
to use existing yet insufficient data to make guesses about things that have not yet been observed
Transitive: to extrapolate sth
例子
She extrapolated the character ’s backstory from hints in the novel.
她从小说中的线索推断出角色的背景故事。
The historian extrapolated the daily life of ancient civilizations from archaeological evidence.
历史学家从考古证据中推断出古代文明的日常生活。
