| 释义 |
tertiary/ˈtɜ:ʃ(ə)ri/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 third in order or rank etc. 第三的；第三位的；第三级的 2 (作 Tertiary) Geol. of or relating to the first period in the Cenozoic era with evidence of the development of mammals and flowering plants (cf. 参见 PALAEOCENE, EOCENE, OLIGOCENE, MIOCENE, PLIOCENE) 【地质】第三纪的(哺乳动物和开花植物发展的时期) ●n. 1 (作 Tertiary) Geol. this period or system 【地质】第三纪 2 a member of the third order of a monastic body 第三修道会会员 [Latin tertiarius from tertius ‘third’] |