Did you figure it out?

（[どちらのボトルか]見抜けていたかい？）
　BBCドラマ「シャーロック」エピソード1 "A Study in Pink" より（※ネタバレあり）。犯人の持つ銃が偽物だと見破ったホームズ。あとは警察へ連行するだけ…って時に「毒入りボトルを本当に見抜いていたかい？」と犯人に挑発される。

• "figure out" を私は単に "find out" と同じ感じで「わかる」という意味だと理解していたのだけれど、わりと最近 "figure out" は "find out" して "understand" することだ、と、ECCのポッドキャストで説明していたのを耳にしていて、なるほどー、と思っていたらちょうどセリフで出てきた。
• 英英辞書で調べてみた。（to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened／to think about someone or something until you understand them/it／to begin to comprehend someone or something; to come to understand someone or something better. ／ to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking）
  • Can you figure out how to do it?
  • If I have a map, I can figure it out.
  • Don't worry, we'll figure something out (=find a way to solve the problem).
  • We couldn't figure her out.
  • I can't figure out how to do this.
  • I just can't figure you out.
  • I'm trying to figure out a way to do it.
  • I finally figured it out.
  • I can't figure out why he does these crazy things.
• 上の例文ともかぶるけど、人の行動の理由がわかるようなシチュエーションでも。（to understand why someone behaves the way they do／to understand why someone behaves in the way they do）
  • I've never been able to figure her out.
  • Could anyone ever figure out my parents?
  • Women. I just can't figure them out.
  • He does these crazy things, and I just can't figure him out.
• このfigureが持つ「理解する」のニュアンスが、以前とりあげた"go figure"（09/10/25）という表現にもつながるのかな。