单词 | derivation |
释义 | derivation n.   1. the act or an instance of deriving or obtaining from a source; the process of being derived.   2. a the formation of a word from another word or from a root. b a derivative. c the tracing of the origin of a word. d a statement or account of this.   3. extraction, descent.   4. Math. a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements. Derivatives derivational adj. Etymology: F d{eacute}rivation or L derivatio (as DERIVE) |
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