英汉词典

1. 获得;取得;得到
    If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.

    e.g. Mr Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.
           英先生属于那种助人为乐的快活人。

2. （使）起源于;（使）来自
    If you say that something such as a word or feeling derives or is derived from something else, you mean that it comes from that thing.

derive

    e.g. Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters...
           安娜的坚强源自于她的父母和姐姐们。
    e.g. The word Easter derives from Eostre, the pagan goddess of spring.
           Easter (复活节)一词由Eostre(多神教的春天女神)衍生而来。