derivative

Word family noun derivative derivationderivationistverb derive adjectivederivablederivatederivationaladverbderivablyderivatively

de·riv·a·tive1 /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 COME FROM/ORIGINATEsomething that has developed or been produced from something else 派生物，提取物，衍生物

derivative of

Heroin is a derivative of morphine.

海洛因是吗啡的提取物。

2 a type of financial investment （金融）衍生品

the derivatives market

金融衍生品市场

Examples from the Corpus

derivative• The BAe 1000, a derivative of the highly successful BAe 125-800, will be produced at its Chester factory.• The upcoming Voxan clearly uses a derivative of the firm's 72, double overhead cam V-twin.• The rise of credit derivatives makes it difficult to determine which banks are exposed to a particular risk.• For simplicity, we have also omitted the transfer function and its first derivative in order to amplify the weight change process.• The appendix by Bouveault considered carboxyl groups and its derivatives and substituents.• A debate is raging now in finance circles and Congress over whether the value of derivatives should be recorded in corporate books.• Perhaps it could be large if the second derivative of f is small, and viceversa.• Bear Stearns' units are the third such derivatives subsidiary.• In the derivative market, insurance companies have scaled back their purchases of Remic securities.

derivative of• The drug is a derivative of Vitamin A.

derivative2 adjectiveadj

COPYnot new or invented, but copied or taken from something else – used to show disapproval 非独创的，模仿他人的，抄袭的〔含贬义〕

a derivative text

依样画葫芦的文章

Examples from the Corpus

derivative• This season's TV shows are all pretty dull and derivative.• But most of the content of Margery's thinking was derivative.• a derivative artistic style• This is less of a problem here, since rap is derivative by nature.• Surrealism and science fiction are derivative from the unrealities, consoling or menacing, of fairyland.• Sometimes the derivative models achieved success through a particular artist holding on to their subaltern guitar long after they'd made it.• This relatively new style of music is derivative of ragtime and blues.• No effort has been stinted in polishing this painfully derivative picture as if it were a diamond instead of strictly paste.• In this interpretation rights to the reproduction of derivative works of art rest with the printer.

From Longman Business Dictionary

derivativede·riv·a·tive /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ noun [countableC usually plural]FINANCE

something such as an OPTION (=the right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period) or a FUTURE (=a fixed price that you pay now for delivery of something in the future) based on UNDERLYING assets such as shares, bonds, and currencies

Derivatives often offer investors an easy way to make bets in markets that might be otherwise inaccessible.

词汇	derivative
释义	derivative Word family noun derivative derivationderivationistverb derive adjectivederivablederivatederivationaladverbderivablyderivatively de·riv·a·tive1 /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ AWL noun [countableC] 1 COME FROM/ORIGINATEsomething that has developed or been produced from something else 派生物，提取物，衍生物 derivative of Heroin is a derivative of morphine. 海洛因是吗啡的提取物。 2 a type of financial investment （金融）衍生品 the derivatives market 金融衍生品市场 Examples from the Corpus derivative• The BAe 1000, a derivative of the highly successful BAe 125-800, will be produced at its Chester factory.• The upcoming Voxan clearly uses a derivative of the firm's 72, double overhead cam V-twin.• The rise of credit derivatives makes it difficult to determine which banks are exposed to a particular risk.• For simplicity, we have also omitted the transfer function and its first derivative in order to amplify the weight change process.• The appendix by Bouveault considered carboxyl groups and its derivatives and substituents.• A debate is raging now in finance circles and Congress over whether the value of derivatives should be recorded in corporate books.• Perhaps it could be large if the second derivative of f is small, and viceversa.• Bear Stearns' units are the third such derivatives subsidiary.• In the derivative market, insurance companies have scaled back their purchases of Remic securities. derivative of• The drug is a derivative of Vitamin A. derivative2 adjectiveadj COPYnot new or invented, but copied or taken from something else – used to show disapproval 非独创的，模仿他人的，抄袭的〔含贬义〕 a derivative text 依样画葫芦的文章 Examples from the Corpus derivative• This season's TV shows are all pretty dull and derivative.• But most of the content of Margery's thinking was derivative.• a derivative artistic style• This is less of a problem here, since rap is derivative by nature.• Surrealism and science fiction are derivative from the unrealities, consoling or menacing, of fairyland.• Sometimes the derivative models achieved success through a particular artist holding on to their subaltern guitar long after they'd made it.• This relatively new style of music is derivative of ragtime and blues.• No effort has been stinted in polishing this painfully derivative picture as if it were a diamond instead of strictly paste.• In this interpretation rights to the reproduction of derivative works of art rest with the printer. From Longman Business Dictionary derivativede·riv·a·tive /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ noun [countableC usually plural]FINANCE something such as an OPTION (=the right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period) or a FUTURE (=a fixed price that you pay now for delivery of something in the future) based on UNDERLYING assets such as shares, bonds, and currencies Derivatives often offer investors an easy way to make bets in markets that might be otherwise inaccessible.
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