| 释义 | derivatively adverb
 uk /dɪˈrɪv.ə.tɪv.li/ us /dɪˈrɪv.ə.t̬ɪv.li/
 in a way that comes from or is based on someone or something else:
 It does not necessarily have value in itself, but it has value derivatively.
 Having sold her the gun, he is derivatively liable for the murder.
 His department is liable, both derivatively and directly, for his actions.
 They contend that all people have equal rights to health, and derivatively to effective healthcare.
 The court held that directors of an insolvent corporation could be sued derivatively by creditors.
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