derive
🇬🇧 UK/di'raiv/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
v.
To obtain or receive something from a source; to originate or come from something.
获得;起源于
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.derive from源于
- 2.derive meaning获得意义
- 3.derive pleasure得到快乐
Example Sentences
- 1.
The word "photograph" is derived from Greek words meaning light and writing.
- 2.
Many English legal terms derive from Norman French introduced after 1066.