Miaozi

衍生

yǎn shēngㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥ
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TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to give rise to

  2. 2

    to derive

  3. 3

    derivative

  4. 4

    derivation

Examples

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這個字是希臘語衍生出來的。

This word is derived from Greek.

如果你在股票市場上賭博，你是個投資者...如果你在衍生性金融商品市場上賭博，你是個商人...如果你在賭場上賭博，你是個失敗者...道德？

If you gamble on the stock market, you are an investor... If you gamble on the derivatives market, you are a trader... If you gamble at the casino, you are a loser... Morality?

這個字也是由法語衍生出來的。

This word is also French in origin.