Many modern medicines derive their active compounds from plants that have been used in traditional healing for centuries.
许多现代药物的活性成分都源自几个世纪以来用于传统治疗的植物。
- Bioluminescent imaging uses light-producing proteins, often derived from jellyfish or fireflies, to visually tag specific cells inside a living organism.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “derive”?
D — Get from, originate. “derive” means get from, originate.
Which word means “get from, originate”?
A — derive. “derive” means get from, originate.
derive — get from, originate. In Chinese: 得到，来自.
derive is pronounced /dɪˈraɪv/.
Many modern medicines derive their active compounds from plants that have been used in traditional healing for centuries. (许多现代药物的活性成分都源自几个世纪以来用于传统治疗的植物。)
obtain, gain, extract — all close in meaning to derive (get from, originate).
relinquish, forfeit — each the opposite of derive (get from, originate).
Yes. derive is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(self)+rive(stream)