early 15c. (adj.); mid-15c. (n.), from Middle French dérivatif (15c.), from Late Latin derivat-, past participle stem of Latin derivare (see derive). Mathematical sense is from 1670s.
雙語例句
1. He had " derivative citizenship " from his father's naturalisation around 1990.
由于他父親于1990年前后入了籍,他也承襲了公民權.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. His paintings are really quite derivative.
他的畫實在沒有創意.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. A lot of what you see in stand-up comedy today is very derivative.
如今人們看到的單人喜劇表演好多內容都是沿襲前人。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Derivative works are far more complicated.
派生作品更加復雜。
來自辭典例句
5. This isn't an entirely new car, but a new derivative of the Citroen XM.