Derivative
[dɪ'rɪvətɪv] or [də'rɪvətɪv]
解释:
(noun.) (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; '`electricity' is a derivative of `electric''.
(noun.) a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound.
(adj.) resulting from or employing derivation; 'a derivative process'; 'a highly derivative prose style' .
奥布里校对--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
(n.) That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
(n.) A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.
(n.) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.
(n.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
(n.) A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
(n.) A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.
黛博拉编辑
同义词及近义词:
a. Derived.
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