推して知るべし

彼が顔色を変えた理由は、前の話から推して知るべしだろう。
From what was said earlier, you can infer why his face changed.
一週間も連絡がなかった。結果は推して知るべしだ。
There was no contact for a week. You can infer the result.
主役が急病だったと聞けば、公演への影響は推して知るべしだ。
If the lead actor fell ill, the effect on the show is easy to imagine.
あの小さな店で百人を迎えたのだから、混雑ぶりは推して知るべし。
That tiny shop received a hundred people, so the crowd is easy to imagine.
これだけ雨が続けば、畑の状態は推して知るべしである。
After so much rain, the state of the field is easy to imagine.

Similar words

容易に想像できる

言うまでもない

察しがつく

一週間も連絡がなかった。結果は推して知るべしだ。
There was no contact for a week. You can infer the result.
あの小さな店で百人を迎えたのだから、混雑ぶりは推して知るべし。
That tiny shop received a hundred people, so the crowd is easy to imagine.
主役が急病だったと聞けば、公演への影響は推して知るべしだ。
If the lead actor fell ill, the effect on the show is easy to imagine.
彼が顔色を変えた理由は、前の話から推して知るべしだろう。
From what was said earlier, you can infer why his face changed.
これだけ雨が続けば、畑の状態は推して知るべしである。
After so much rain, the state of the field is easy to imagine.

容易に想像できる

察しがつく

言うまでもない

推して means “infer,” 知る means “know,” and the older ending べし presents the inference as possible or expected.

What does 推して知るべし mean?

The rest can readily be inferred from what is known.

How do you read 推して知るべし?

It is read おしてしるべし, written oshite shiru beshi.

When would you use 推して知るべし?

Often leaves a likely, sometimes unpleasant, conclusion unstated.

How is 推して知るべし different from 言うまでもない?

言うまでもない says a point needs no saying; this asks the listener to infer it from clues.

How does 推して知るべし change in a sentence?

A fixed expression with the older ending 「べし」, often used after a brief clue.

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