单词 | derive |
释义 | derive[ dih-rahyv ] / dɪˈraɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR derive ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·rived, de·riv·ing.to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from). to trace from a source or origin: English words derived from German. to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer. Chemistry. to produce or obtain (a substance) from another. Grammar. to create (a new linguistic form) by adding affixes to or changing the shape of a root or base: The word “runner” is derived from “run.” verb (used without object), de·rived, de·riv·ing.to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from). Origin of derive1350–1400; Middle English diriven,deriven to flow, draw from, spring <Anglo-French, Old French deriver<Latin dērīvāre to lead off, equivalent to dē-de- + rīv(us) a stream + -āre infinitive suffix SYNONYMS FOR derive1 gain, attain, glean, gather, reap, net. SEE SYNONYMS FOR derive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM deriveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deriveBritish Dictionary definitions for derivederive / (dɪˈraɪv) / verb(usually foll by from) to draw or be drawn (from) in source or origin; trace or be traced (tr) to obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer (tr) to trace the source or development of (usually foll by from) to produce or be produced (from) by a chemical reaction maths to obtain (a function) by differentiation Derived forms of derivederivable, adjectivederiver, nounWord Origin for deriveC14: from Old French deriver to spring from, from Latin dērīvāre to draw off, from de- + rīvus a stream Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for derivederive [ dĭ-rīv′ ] v.To obtain or receive from a source. To produce or obtain a chemical compound from another substance by chemical reaction. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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