derive的意思

1. 得到，取得，撷取，收取，获得
2. 衍生，衍生出，引申出，派生出来
3. 推断，推知，推论，推究
4. 由…而来，追寻起源，从…衍生出
5. 【数】导出
6. 提取
7. 起源于，来自

1. vt. & vi. 得到 obtain
2. vt. & vi. 源于 take as a starting-point, source or origin

1.获得;取得;得到
If youderive something such as pleasure or benefitfrom a person or from something, you get it from them.

e.g. Mr Ying is one of those happy people whoderive pleasure from helping others.
英先生属于那种助人为乐的快活人。

2.（使）起源于;（使）来自
If you say that something such as a word or feelingderives oris derived from something else, you mean that it comes from that thing.

e.g. Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters...
安娜的坚强源自于她的父母和姐姐们。
e.g. The word Easter derives from Eostre, the pagan goddess of spring.
Easter (复活节)一词由Eostre(多神教的春天女神)衍生而来。

• derive knowledge获得知识
• derive pleasure获得乐趣

• derive corruptly败坏源于
• derive essentially基本起源于
• derive primarily最初源于
• derive recently最近源于
• derive theoretically理论源于
• derive ultimately最终源于

• derive from the common Germanic stock源于日耳曼语系
• derive from one's easiness源于为人随和
• derive from English源于英语
• derive from one's popularity源于讨人喜欢
• derive from the studies源于读书研究

• By my mother I derived am from Lionel Duke of Clarence.

  出自：1 Henry VI,Shakespeare

• Stevie did not seem to derive any personal gratification from what he had done.

  出自：J. Conrad

• If they could derive advantage from betraying you, betray you they would.

  出自：R. Macaulay

• Tambo and Bones..played the instruments from which their names are derived.

  出自：J. Barth

1. derive的基本意思是“起源”,强调事先就存在于另一种形式、另一人或一事物之中而承袭下来。承袭的方式多种多样,如遗传、转让、捐赠、继承、推理等。引申可表示“获得”“取得”,指主动的从某处得到某物,为正式用语。
2. derive不论是用作不及物动词,还是用作及物动词,都与介词from搭配使用,表示“从…得到或派生”。
3. derive作“取得”“获得”解时,可接乐趣、利益、知识等抽象名词作宾语。

1. derive from指“起源于”，可以用被动形式表达，也可以用主动形式表达。

   This idiom is derived from an ancient custom.
   This idiom derives from an ancient custom.