| 单词 | derived |
| 释义 | derived (once / 242 pages) adj When something is derived from something else, it is made from that. Ham is derived from pork, and the active ingredient in aspirin is derived from the bark of the willow tree. It's best to use derived when you can still see the parts of the original in something. Some people believe baseball was derived from the game of cricket. Both games involve batting and runners, but cricket was around first. Derived is also the past tense of the verb, derive, which can mean to figure out or get. After six tries, Lucia derived the answer to the difficult math problem. WORD FAMILYderived: underived+/derivation: derivational, derivations/derivative: derivatively, derivatives, underivative/derive: derivable, derivation, derivative, derived, derives, deriving USAGE EXAMPLESAnderson’s pick-six was Alabama’s 11th defensive touchdown this season, and it derived from a perfect adjustment and flawless execution. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) “As 2016 continued, Trump delighted them, or derived inspiration from them.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “I think people here want to help others, and there’s a lot of satisfaction derived from that.” Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) adj formed or developed from something else; not original "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey Syn|Ant derivable capable of being derived derivativeresulting from or employing derivation plagiarised, plagiaristic, plagiarizedcopied and passed off as your own underived not derived; primary or simple originalnot derived or copied or translated from something else primarynot derived from or reducible to something else; basic |
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