首页英语词典derivederive英英释意

derive

英[dɪ'raɪv] 美[dɪ'raɪv]
  • vt. 源于;得自
  • vi. 起源
  • n. (Derive)人名;(法)德里夫

英英释意


1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
2. obtain;
"derive pleasure from one's garden"
3. come from;
"The present name derives from an older form"
4. develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
5. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;
"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"
"he comes from humble origins"