1 N-COUNT 派生物;衍生物 A
derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
派生物;衍生物 -
...a poppy-seed derivative similar to heroin.
类似海洛因的罂粟籽制剂
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This isn't an entirely new car, but a new derivative of the Citroen XM.
这不是一款全新的车,而是雪铁龙XM系列的派生车型。
2 ADJ-GRADED 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.
模仿他人的;缺乏创意的 [disapproval] -
...their dull, derivative debut album.
他们沉闷乏味、缺乏创意的首张专辑
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A lot of what you see in stand-up comedy today is very derivative.
如今人们看到的单人喜剧表演好多内容都是沿袭前人。
SYN unoriginal, copied, second-hand, rehashed
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