名词

1. 派生物;衍生物
A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.

2. 模仿他人的;缺乏创意的
If you say that something is derivative, you are criticizing it because it is not new or original but has been developed from something else.

1. the result of mathematical differentiation
the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another
df(x)/dx

Synonym: derived functiondifferential coefficientdifferentialfirst derivative

2. (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word

e.g. `electricity' is a derivative of `electric'

3. a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

Synonym: derivative instrument

4. a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound