1. If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly. If the package is wrapped well, we assume the contents are also wonderful. (包装が良ければ、中身も良いと考えるものだ） If mistakes occurred, they were…

1. You use suspect when you are stating something that you believe is probably true, in order to make it sound less strong or direct. I suspect they were right.(彼らが正しいと思う) Do women really share such stupid jokes? We suspect not. (…

今日は「結論づける」という意味の類語を整理してみたいと思います。INFER, DEDUCE, CONCLUDE, JUDGE, GATHER mean to arrive at a mental conclusion. INFER implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence; if the evidence is slight, the…

say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something (Oxford Dictionary of English) ある事柄が「将来に起きる、あるいは何かの結果として生じると言う（または推測する）こと It is too early to…

If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it is true on the basis of information that you already have. (= deduce) I inferred from what she said that you have not been well. (彼女の話から、あなたの調子がよくないのではないか…

If you estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgement or calculation of it. Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent.(アナリストによると、現在の支持率は約10%と推定される） (Collins) The satellit…

更新が滞ってしまいましたが、今日から再開します。よろしくお願いします。 今日はsuggest, implyの類語としてalludeを見ていきます。If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way. (FORMAL) With friends, she sometimes alluded to a f…

1. If you imply that something is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way. "Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?" she asked coldly. (「私がその襲撃に関わっていると言い…

3. If you suggest that something is the case, you say something which you believe is the case.★Websterの説明が秀逸。to bring before a person's mind indirectly or without plain expression（人の考えを間接的に伝えるか、はっきりとは表現しない…

1. If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about.Collinsでは、that節を取るパターン（suggest+to 人+that S V[原形])のほかに、以下のような例が掲載されています。 I suggest you ask him some specific questio…

address (続き)If you address a problem or task or if you address yourself to it, you try to understand it or deal with it. Mr King sought to address those fears when he spoke at the meeting.(キング氏は、会議で発言した際、その懸念事項に対処…

1. If you address a group of people, you give a speech to them. He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.(彼は来週、人権に関する会議で演説をすることになっている) ★be due toで予定を表す（=be expected to)。 ★conferenceを擬…

If you publish information or an opinion, you make it known to the public by having it printed in a newspaper, magazine, or official document. The demonstrators called on the government to publish a list of registered voters. (デモ隊は政府…