draw a conclusion
Collocation
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★★★★★ Very Common
Formal
Meaning: To form a judgement or opinion based on evidence or reasoning
得出结论
sacar una conclusión
結論を導き出す
결론을 도출하다
We 'draw a conclusion' in academic writing because we are pulling together evidence to arrive at a result. The metaphor is of drawing something out from the evidence. You can also 'reach a conclusion'. Never 'make a conclusion' in formal writing.
我们在学术写作中说'draw a conclusion'因为我们在从证据中提取和汇总信息以得出结果。也可以说'reach a conclusion'。在正式写作中不说'make a conclusion'。
En la escritura académica decimos 'draw a conclusion' porque extraemos y reunimos pruebas para llegar a un resultado. La metáfora es la de extraer algo de las pruebas. También se puede decir 'reach a conclusion'. Nunca 'make a conclusion' en escritura formal.
学術論文では「draw a conclusion」と言います。証拠から情報を引き出して結果にたどり着くからです。「reach a conclusion」とも言えます。正式な文章では「make a conclusion」とは言いません。
학술 문서에서 'draw a conclusion'이라고 하는 이유는 증거를 종합하여 결과에 도달하기 때문입니다. 증거로부터 무언가를 이끌어낸다는 비유입니다. 'reach a conclusion'이라고도 할 수 있습니다. 격식체 문서에서 'make a conclusion'이라고 하면 안 됩니다.
Examples
- Based on the data, we can draw several conclusions. 根据数据,我们可以得出几个结论。A partir de los datos, podemos sacar varias conclusiones.データに基づいて、いくつかの結論を導き出すことができます。데이터를 바탕으로 몇 가지 결론을 도출할 수 있습니다.
- It would be premature to draw any conclusions at this stage. 在这个阶段得出任何结论还为时过早。Sería prematuro sacar conclusiones en esta fase.この段階で結論を出すのは時期尚早です。이 단계에서 어떤 결론을 내리기에는 시기상조입니다.
- The researchers drew the conclusion that the treatment was effective. 研究人员得出了该治疗有效的结论。Los investigadores llegaron a la conclusión de que el tratamiento era eficaz.研究者たちはその治療が効果的であるという結論を導き出しました。연구자들은 그 치료법이 효과적이라는 결론을 도출했습니다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: academic, research, analysis
Tone: analytical
✓ Do Say
- We can draw the following conclusions from the data.我们可以从数据中得出以下结论。Podemos sacar las siguientes conclusiones de los datos.データから以下の結論を導き出すことができます。데이터에서 다음과 같은 결론을 도출할 수 있습니다.
- It is difficult to draw firm conclusions from such a small sample.从如此小的样本中很难得出明确的结论。Es difícil sacar conclusiones firmes de una muestra tan pequeña.このような小さなサンプルから確固たる結論を導き出すのは困難です。이렇게 작은 표본으로는 확실한 결론을 내리기 어렵습니다.
- We can draw the following conclusions.我们可以得出以下结论。Podemos sacar las siguientes conclusiones.以下の結論を導き出すことができます。우리는 다음과 같은 결론을 내릴 수 있다.
- We can draw conclusions from the data.我们可以从数据中得出结论。Podemos sacar conclusiones de los datos.データから結論を導き出すことができます。우리는 데이터에서 결론을 도출할 수 있다.
✗ Don't Say
- We can make the following conclusions. (use 'draw' or 'reach' not 'make' with conclusion)我们可以make the following conclusions。(conclusion搭配'draw'或'reach'而不是'make')Podemos make the following conclusions. (se usa 'draw' o 'reach' y no 'make' con conclusion)以下のconclusionsをmakeできます。(conclusionには'make'ではなく'draw'または'reach'を使います)다음과 같은 conclusions를 make할 수 있습니다. (conclusion에는 'make'가 아니라 'draw' 또는 'reach'를 씁니다)
- We can take conclusions from the data. (use 'draw' not 'take' with conclusions)我们可以take conclusions from the data。(conclusion搭配'draw'而不是'take')Podemos take conclusions de los datos. (se usa 'draw' y no 'take' con conclusions)データからconclusionsをtakeできます。(conclusionsには'take'ではなく'draw'を使います)데이터에서 conclusions를 take할 수 있습니다. (conclusions에는 'take'가 아니라 'draw'를 씁니다)
Origin & History
Academic collocation from the metaphor of drawing out or extracting meaning from evidence.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Academic
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