| 单词 | derive |
| 释义 | de·rive transitive verb 1. a. < an English loanword derived from German > < the river derives its name from an Indian chief > < the mills derive their power from the falls > < he derives much of his income from investments > b. < he derived his enthusiasm for the theater from his father > < deriving certain dignity from battles fought and won — Richard Llewellyn > < the word girl is derived from Middle English girle > c. < the satisfaction derived from a sense of sharing in creative activities — John Dewey > < the mutual benefits that nations can derive from trading which flows in both directions — Lamp > d. < a movie derived from a novel > e. 2. archaic 3. a. < ideas derived from nature > : infer b. < propositions derived from axioms > 4. archaic 5. archaic < inconvenience that will be derived to them from stopping all imports — Thomas Jefferson > 6. < we can derive English chauffeur from French > < derive toaster from toast > < an early theory derived speech from involuntary cries > 7. < all were probably derived from the same ancestral stock — M.F.A.Montagu > : be a derivative of < the plural is normally derived from the singular > intransitive verb 1. archaic 2. < all knowledge derives from sensations — J.H.Randall > < half of his income derives from wheat > < the social stratum from which he derived — Carl Van Doren > < stories deriving from his experiences in Africa > Synonyms: see spring |
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