derive
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
— Reading books is the best way to derive knowledge.
- To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
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To originate or stem (from).
— Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.
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To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
— For fear it [water] choke up the pits […] they [the workman] deriue it by other drains.
- To differentiate (a function).
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.
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