derivation
/ˌderɪˈveɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the obtaining or developing of something from a source or origin得到; 推论; 溯源：
the derivation of scientific laws from observation.
从观察中推导出科学规律。
1.1
- the formation of a word from another word or from a root in the same or another language（词的）派生。
1.2
- origin; extraction起源, 由来：
music of primarily Turkish derivation.
主要源于土耳其的音乐。
1.3
- count noun something derived; a derivative衍生物; 转成物。
2
- Linguistics the set of stages that link a sentence in a natural language to its underlying logical form【语言学】推导。
3
- Mathematics the process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements【数】求导, 推导。
3.1
- count noun a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements【数】导数, 微商。
派生词
derivational
adjective词源
late Middle English （denoting the drawing of a fluid， specifically the drawing of pus or blood; also in the sense 'formation of a word from another word'）： from Latin derivatio（n-）, from the verb derivare （see DERIVE）.