動詞 derive:

1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
   同義詞：deduce, infer, deduct
2. obtain
   同義詞：gain
3. come from
4. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
   同義詞：educe
5. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
   同義詞：come, descend

1. The third-deepest soil zone in ABC soil, unaltered by weathering and made up of the parent rock from which the two uppermost layers derive as well as other mineral materials.
   剖面層ABC土壤剖面層中深度排第三的剖面層，不受風化的影響，由上兩層及其他礦物組成的母巖所構成
2. But, oh, how much I must miss, and how much pleasure you seeing ones can derive from watching and hearing the interplay of speech and movement in the unfolding of a dramatic performance!
   但是，啊，我可能失去了多少，你們能看的人從戲劇表演中看動作，聽語言的相互作用中產(chǎn)生了多少喜悅！

de.rive

v.（動詞）
de.rived,de.riv.ing,de.rives
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To obtain or receive from a source.
得到：從某一源泉得到（或取得）
To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer:
推理出：通過推理或推導得出；推導：
例句：
derive a conclusion from facts.
從事實推出結論

To trace the origin or development of (a word).
追溯：追溯（一個詞的）根源或發(fā)展
Chemistry To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
【化學】 衍生，生成：通過化學反應從別的物質(zhì)生成或得到（某種化合物）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To issue from a source; originate.See Synonyms at stem
起源于，來自：從某一源泉產(chǎn)生；起源參見 stem

來源：
Middle English deriven [to be derived from]
中古英語 deriven [從…推出]
from Old French deriver
源自 古法語 deriver
from Latin dôrov3re [to derive, draw off]
源自 拉丁語 dôrov3re [推導出；轉移；取出]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表.自…轉移.]
rovus [stream] * see rei-
rovus [水流] *參見 rei-

【引伸】
deriv.able
adj.（形容詞）
deriv.er
n.（名詞）