derivative /di'rivәtiv/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- (n.) (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
- (adj.) resulting from or employing derivation
Chinese translation
- a. 引出的, 派生的
- n. 引出之物, 派生物, 衍生字
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / adjective
- Pronunciation
- /di'rivәtiv/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.65 · Super Rare
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