early 15c. (adj.); mid-15c. (n.), from Middle French dérivatif (15c.), from Late Latin derivat-, past participle stem of Latin derivare (see derive). Mathematical sense is from 1670s.
双语例句
1. He had " derivative citizenship " from his father's naturalisation around 1990.
由于他父亲于1990年前后入了籍,他也承袭了公民权.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. His paintings are really quite derivative.
他的画实在没有创意.
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3. A lot of what you see in stand-up comedy today is very derivative.
如今人们看到的单人喜剧表演好多内容都是沿袭前人。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Derivative works are far more complicated.
派生作品更加复杂。
来自辞典例句
5. This isn't an entirely new car, but a new derivative of the Citroen XM.
