deduction
/dɪˈdʌkʃən/ 名词 B2中文： 演绎
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed. · Near-synonyms: extract, reduction; see also Thesaurus:decrement
- A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off. · standard deduction· You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction.
- A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out. · He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason · Through his powers of deduction, he realized that the plan would never work.
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You may not be aware that the deduction of a man’s age from his writing is one which has been brought to considerable accuracy by experts.
There were twenty-three other deductions which would be of more interest to experts than to you.
“There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion,” said he, leaning with his back against the shutters.
Familiar as I was with my friend’s methods, it was not difficult for me to follow his deductions, and to observe the untidiness of attire, the sheaf of legal papers, the watch-charm, and the breathing which had prompted them.
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