English Dictionary

derivative

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/

形容詞

Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental. / Imitative of the work of someone else.

日本語の意味

派生的な; 基本的でなく、根本的でない / 他者の作品を模倣した

The derivative compound exhibited improved stability compared to the parent molecule.

派生した化合物は元の分子と比べて安定性が向上していた。

意味（1）

Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

a derivative conveyance

意味（2）

Imitative of the work of someone else.

No, I really felt it was very derivative. To me it it looked like it was straight out of Diane Arbus, but it had none of the wit.

意味（3）

(law, copyright law) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.

意味（4）

(finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.

意味（5）

Lacking originality.

People started talking about the pandemic as if it were itself a television show; as the second wave hit last fall, they griped about the derivative writing on Covid Season 2.

more derivative （ comparative ）

most derivative （ superlative ）