演绎 (yǎn yì) — (of a performance) to enact; to portray (a role, technique, etc.); (of a story, event) to unfold; to play out; (logic) to deduce; to infer
Definition
演绎 covers two main senses: in performance/narrative, 'to portray / to unfold' (an actor's role, a story's events); in logic, 'to deduce' from premises — more formal than 推断 or 推理, which are the everyday verbs for deducing and inferring.
verb
(of a performance) to enactto portray (a role, technique, etc.)(of a story, event) to unfoldto play out(logic) to deduceto infer
Examples
- 演绎。Zhè wèi yǎn yuán zài xì lǐ yǎn yì le yí gè fù zá de xìng gé.The actor portrayed a complex character in the play.
- 演绎。Zhè ge lì shǐ shì jiàn yǎn yì dé kòu rén xīn xián.This historical event unfolded in a gripping manner.
- ，演绎。Gēn jù shí yàn shù jù, kē xué jiā yǎn yì chū le xīn guī lǜ.Based on the experimental data, the scientists deduced a new law.
Origin
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