Wordiyoderivative
🇬🇧 UK/di'rivәtiv/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
Something derived from another source; a word formed from another word; a financial instrument whose value depends on an underlying asset.
派生物；派生词；衍生金融工具
adj.
Derived from something else; not original; imitative of another's work.
派生的，衍生的；缺乏原创性的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.derivative work衍生作品
- 2.derivative product衍生产品
- 3.financial derivative金融衍生品
Example Sentences
- 1.
Critics complained that his second album felt derivative of his first work.
- 2.
In mathematics, derivatives measure how quickly a function changes.