Infer是英语语言行为动词,其用法特征看似简单,实则不然。不少英语为本族语言者对其某些用法有时也会产生混淆。关于infer和imply的用法争论历时几个世纪之久,而这在一般的辞书中又鲜有描述。本文拟从语义和语用的视角对该词及与之相关的词项作用法译评。 Infer is a verb of English language behavior, the usage characteristics of which appear to be simple, but in reality not. Many native speakers of English sometimes confuse some of their usage. The controversy over the usage of infer and imply lasted for centuries and is rarely described in general dictionaries. This article intends to apply the method to the translation of the term and related terms from the perspective of semantics and pragmatics.