deduce

From the fingerprints on the safe, the police were able to deduce who the thief was.

(Chinese) 根据保险箱上的指纹，警察能够推断出小偷是谁。

Scientists can deduce the age of fossils by measuring the amount of carbon they contain.

(Chinese) 科学家可以通过测量化石中含有的碳量来推算其年龄。