derive

derive
[dɪˈrʌɪv]
verb

[with obj.](derive something from)obtain something from (a specified source)
从…中获得（或取得）
they derived great comfort from this assurance.
他们从这项保证中获得很大安慰。
■(derive something from)base a concept on a logical extension or modification of (another concept)
从…得出，源自
Marx derived his philosophy of history from Hegel.
马克思的历史哲学来源于黑格尔。
■[no obj.](derive from)(of a word) have (a specified word, usually of another language) as a root or origin
（词）由（某词，通常是外来词）派生
the word ‘punch’ derives from the Hindustani ‘pancha’ ‘punch’.
一词派生自兴都斯坦语的 pancha。
the word ‘man’ is derived from the Sanskrit ‘manas’. man.
一词派生自梵语manas。
■[no obj.](derive from)arise from or originate in (a specified source)
源自，来源于
words whose spelling derives from Dr Johnson's incorrect etymology.
拼法源自约翰逊博士错误词源的单词。
■(be derived from)(Linguistics)(of a sentence in a natural language) be linked by a set of stages to (its underlying logical form)
(语言学)（自然语言中的句子）推导自（隐含的逻辑形式）
■(be derived from)(of a substance) be formed or prepared by (a chemical or physical process affecting another substance)
（物质）由（影响另一物质的化学或物理过程）衍生
strong acids are derived from the combustion of fossil fuels.
强酸由矿物燃料的燃烧衍生。
■(Mathematics)obtain (a function or equation) from another by a sequence of logical steps, for example by differentiation
(数)导出（函数，方程）

派生
derivable
adjective
语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'draw a fluid through or into a channel'): from Old French deriver or Latin derivare, from de- 'down, away' + rivus 'brook, stream'

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