Definition
派生 is a formal verb meaning 'to derive' or 'to be derived from', often used in linguistics, mathematics, or academic contexts to describe something that originates from a source. It typically appears in the pattern 从…派生出来 ('to be derived from…') or as an attributive in 派生词 ('derived word'). This is a technical term; in everyday speech, you'd use 来自 or 从…来 instead.
v.
to derive (from)to be derived (from)
Examples
- 派生。Zhège cí shì cóng Lādīngyǔ pài shēng chūlái de.This word is derived from Latin.
- 派生。Shùxué zhōng hěnduō dìnglǐ dōu pài shēng zì jīběn gōnglǐ.In mathematics, many theorems are derived from basic axioms.
- 派生。Zhèxiē pài shēng cí hé yuán cí de yìsi hěn jiējìn.These derived words are very close in meaning to the original word.
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