derivation

名词

1. 1

   起源、由来、来历

   The derivation of this custom remains a mystery to historians.

   这项习俗的由来至今仍让历史学家困惑。

2. 2

   衍生、派生

   Many modern drugs owe their existence to the derivation of compounds from plants.

   许多现代药物都源自从植物中衍生出的化合物。

3. 3

   推导、演算数学、逻辑

   She wrote out the full derivation of the formula on the board.

   她在黑板上写出这个公式的完整推导过程。

4. 4

   衍生法、构词法语言学

   The word "happiness" is formed by derivation from an adjective.

   happiness 这个词是由形容词经衍生法构成的。