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单词 derive
释义 de·rive
\də̇ˈrīv, dēˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English deriven to come (as from a source), receive (as from a source), divert (as water) into a different channel, from Middle French deriver, from Latin derivare to divert (as water) into a different channel, derive (one word from another), from de- + -rivare (from rivus stream, brook) — more at rise
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to take or receive especially from a source
  < 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. : to obtain or gain through heredity or by transmission from environment or circumstance
  < 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. : to acquire, get, or draw (as something pleasant or beneficial)
  < 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. : adapt
  < a movie derived from a novel >
 e. : to obtain (a substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance (as by substitution or hydrolysis) — compare derivative II 4
2. archaic : to divert (as water) from its source or normal course
3. : to gather or arrive at (as a conclusion) by reasoning and observation:
 a. : to obtain inductively
  < ideas derived from nature >
  : infer
 b. : deduce
  < propositions derived from axioms >
4. archaic : to pass along : transmit
5. archaic : to cause to come
 < inconvenience that will be derived to them from stopping all imports — Thomas Jefferson >
6. : to trace the origin, descent, or derivation of
 < we can derive English chauffeur from French >
 < derive toaster from toast >
 < an early theory derived speech from involuntary cries >
7. : to be descended or formed from
 < 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 : descend 3
2. : to have or take origin : originate : stem, emanate : come as a derivative — usually used with from
 < 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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