释义 |
derive /di-rīvˈ/ transitive verb- To conduct, draw, take, obtain, proceed or receive (from a source or origin)
- To infer
- To trace to or from an origin
- To bring down (upon oneself; obsolete; Shakespeare)
intransitive verb To descend, issue or originate ORIGIN: Fr dériver, from L dērivāre, from dē down, from, and rīvus a river derīvˈable adjective derīvˈably adverb derivate /derˈi-vāt/ adjective Derived noun A derivative derivāˈtion noun - Act of deriving
- A drawing off
- The tracing of a word to its root
- Source, origin
- That which is derived
- Descent or evolution
- A sequence of statements showing how a certain result must follow from other statements already accepted, as in a mathematical formula, logical progression, etc
derivāˈtional adjective derivāˈtionist noun derivative /di-rivˈə-tiv/ adjective - Derived or taken from something else
- (sometimes derogatory) not radical or original, unoriginal
noun- That which is derived
- A word formed from another word, esp by prefixation or suffixation
- A product derived from one already produced
- A differential coefficient (mathematics)
- Any financial instrument (eg a futures contract or option) giving rights or obligations to an underlying asset or liability (stock exchange)
derivˈatively adverb derived demand noun (economics, marketing, etc) A demand that exists only as a result of another demand derived unit noun A unit of measurement derived from the fundamental units of a system |