sec·ond·ar·y

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈsekəndri/

/ˈsekənderi/

[only before noun] connected with teaching children of 11–18 years中等教育的；中学的
- secondary teachers中学教师
- the secondary curriculum中学课程
compare elementary, primary, tertiary
less important than something else次要；从属于
- That is just a secondary consideration.那只不过是次要的考虑因素。
- Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance.重要的是经验，年龄是次要的。
- secondary to something Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.与其他农业生产相对而言，饲养牲畜只是副业。
- After a while, his writing became secondary to his celebrity. 过了一段时间，他的写作变得次要于他的名气。
- Forests are secondary in importance only to the oceans in their effects on the earth.就其对地球的影响而言，森林的重要性仅次于海洋。
- The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere.人物和情节变得次要于背景和氛围。
[usually before noun] happening as a result of something else间接引发的；继发性的；次生的
- a secondary infection继发感染
- a secondary effect间接结果
- a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours)次色
- a secondary outcome次要结果
Topics Change, cause and effectb2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’.

单词	secondary
释义	sec·ond·ar·y adjective OPAL W /ˈsekəndri/ /ˈsekənderi/ [only before noun] connected with teaching children of 11–18 years中等教育的；中学的 secondary teachers中学教师 the secondary curriculum中学课程 compare elementary, primary, tertiary less important than something else次要；从属于 That is just a secondary consideration.那只不过是次要的考虑因素。 Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance.重要的是经验，年龄是次要的。 secondary to something Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.与其他农业生产相对而言，饲养牲畜只是副业。 After a while, his writing became secondary to his celebrity. 过了一段时间，他的写作变得次要于他的名气。 Forests are secondary in importance only to the oceans in their effects on the earth.就其对地球的影响而言，森林的重要性仅次于海洋。 The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere.人物和情节变得次要于背景和氛围。 [usually before noun] happening as a result of something else间接引发的；继发性的；次生的 a secondary infection继发感染 a secondary effect间接结果 a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours)次色 a secondary outcome次要结果 Topics Change, cause and effectb2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’.
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