derivation
英 [derɪ'veɪʃ(ə)n]
美['dɛrə'veʃən]
- n. 引出；来历；词源；派生词
英英释意
- 1. the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues);
- "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
- 2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- 3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- 4. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
- 5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- 6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- 7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation