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"derivation" in Chinese (Traditional)

派生起源

Definition

派生是指從某個來源獲得某物的過程,也指某物的起源,尤其用於談論詞語的歷史或演變。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞多用於語言學上討論詞源(如“word derivation”),亦用於數學或科學中表示推導過程。屬於正式學術用語,不要和“derivative”(導數/衍生品)混淆。

Examples

The derivation of the word 'biology' comes from Greek.

「biología」一詞的**派生**來自希臘語。

Can you explain the derivation of this formula?

你能解釋這個公式的**推導**嗎?

The derivation of 'happiness' is from 'happy'.

「happiness」的**派生**來自「happy」。

Understanding the derivation makes word learning much easier.

瞭解**派生**可以讓記憶單詞變得容易得多。

His explanation of the derivation was really detailed.

他對**派生**的解釋非常詳細。

The derivation of this tradition is still a mystery.

這種傳統的**起源**仍然是個謎。