| 释义 |
〔derivation〕The process by which words are formed from existing words or bases by adding affixes, assinger from sing or undo from do, by changing the shape of the word or base, as song from sing, or by adding an affix and changing the pronunciation of the word or base, as electricity from electric. 衍生：通过在已存在的词或词根后加上词缀，例如从sing（唱歌） 到 singer（歌唱家） 或从 do（做） 到 undo（解开，不做） ，或通过改变词或词根的形状，例如从 sing（唱歌） 到 song（歌曲） ，或是通过加一词缀并变化该词或词根的发音，例如从 electric（电子） 到 electricity（电，电力） |