Derivation
[derɪ'veɪʃ(ə)n] or ['dɛrə'veʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin.
(noun.) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation.
(noun.) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body.
(noun.) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions.
(noun.) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); 'he prefers shoes of Italian derivation'; 'music of Turkish derivation'.
(noun.) (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; '`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations'.
乔校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
(n.) The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
(n.) The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.
(n.) The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
(n.) That from which a thing is derived.
(n.) That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.
(n.) The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration.
(n.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.
編輯:卡蒂
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Descent, genealogy.[2]. Etymology.
編輯:纽曼
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Origin, source, descent, beginning, cause, etymology, root, spring, analysis
ANT:Result, issue, formation, application, use
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例句/造句/用法:
- Frazer we have already noted as the leading student of the derivation of sacraments from magic sacrifices. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The opinion of the Yard was divided respecting the derivation of its name. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- But I do not approve of this derivation, which seems to be a little strained. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
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