derivation 详细解释

derivation

[.deri'veiʃən]

n.派生, 推导, 来历
衍生物,导数

词形变化

形容词: derivational |

词义辨析

同义参见:

blood  origin  root  source  

英英释义

名词 derivation:

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

同义词:deriving, etymologizing

a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

同义词:ancestry, lineage, filiation

drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

补充

derivationderivation英:[ˌderiˈveiʃən] 美:[ˌdɛrəˈveʃən]n.1.发展; 起源; 派生The custom is of Scottish derivation.这风俗起源于苏格兰。2.词源

例句

1. The derivation of its name is obscure.其名字的由来鲜为人知。 2. The majority of Filipino dishes are of Spanish derivation.大多数菲律宾菜源于西班牙。 3. improved techniques for the derivation of sea surface temperatures from the data从数据中推导海洋表面温度的改进技术 4. The name Santa Claus is a derivation of Saint Nicholas.圣诞老人被称作圣克劳斯(Santa Claus)是源于圣尼古拉斯(Saint Nicholas)。 5. the derivation of scientific laws from observation.从观察中推导出科学规律。 6. It is a word for which several derivations [=etymologies] have been suggested.这是一个使人联想到多个词源的单词。 7. He is doing research into the derivation of “Yankee.”他正在研究Yankee一词的词源。 8. words of Latin derivation源自拉丁语的单词 9. “Childish” was formed by derivation from “child.”*childish由child一词派生而来。 10. foods of Indian derivation [=foods originally from India]源自印度的食物 11. Scientists are debating the possible derivation of birds from dinosaurs.科学家们正在争论鸟类从恐龙演变而来的可能性。