derivative

derivative
[dɪˈrɪvətɪv]
adjective

(typically of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason
（尤指艺术家或艺术作品）模仿的，缺乏独创性的
an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative.
没有丝毫模仿痕迹的画家。
■originating from, based on, or influenced by
受…影响的，以为基础的，源自…的
Darwin's work is derivative of the moral philosophers.
达尔文的工作受到伦理学家的影响。
■[attrib.](of a financial product) having a value deriving from an underlying variable asset
（金融产品）衍生的
equity-based derivative products.
基于股权的衍生产品。

noun

something which is based on another source
派生物，衍生物
the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G.
这种飞机是从猎鹰２0Ｇ型派生而来的。
■(常作 derivatives)an arrangement or instrument (such as a future, option, or warrant) whose value derives from and is dependent on the value of an underlying asset
金融衍生产品，金融衍生工具
[as modifier]the derivative market.
衍生市场。
■a word derived from another or from a root in the same or another language
派生词
■a substance that is derived chemically from a specified compound
衍生物
crack is a highly addictive cocaine derivative.
强效纯可卡因是极易上瘾的可卡因衍生物。
■(Mathematics)an expression representing the rate of change of a function with respect to an independent variable
(数)导数

派生
derivatively
adverb
语源

late Middle English (in the adjective sense 'having the power to draw off', and in the noun sense 'a word derived from another'): from French dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare (see derive)

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