[ADJ 形容词]第二位的;次要的;从属的 If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else.
[usu ADJ n]
The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining buildings...
街上发生了剧烈爆炸,邻近的建筑里也发生了程度较轻的爆炸。
They argue that human rights considerations are now of only secondary importance...
他们认为人权方面的考虑现在只是第二位的。
The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
与对血液供应的损害相比,对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。
2
[ADJ 形容词](疾病、感染)继发性的,第二期的Secondary diseases or infections happen as a result of another disease or infection that has already happened.
[usu ADJ n]
He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.
他患有肾癌,还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。
3
[ADJ 形容词](教育)中等的,中学的Secondary education is given to pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18.
Examinations for the GCSE are taken after about five years of secondary education.
在接受中等教育约5年后便可参加普通中等教育证书的考试。
Oxford
sec·ond·ary★/ˈsekəndri; NAmEˈsekənderi/adjective1★less important than sth else 次要的;从属的;辅助的◆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。secondaryto sth ◆Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.与其他农业生产相对而言,动物饲养只是副业。2★happening as a result of sth else 间接引发的;继发性的;次生的◆a secondary infection继发性感染◆a secondary effect间接结果◆a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours)次色3★[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
(1 ),
primary
adj. (3 ),
tertiary
▶sec·ond·ar·ily/ˈsekəndrəli; NAmEˌsekənˈderəli/adverb◆Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative.他们的衣服首重实用,其次才讲花式。secondarysecondariessec·ond·ary/ˈsekəndri; NAmEˈsekənderi/sec·ond·ar·ily/ˈsekəndrəli; NAmEˌsekənˈderəli/
1secondary education/schooling/teaching etc the education, teaching etc of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18 → tertiary2not as important as something else → primary: the novel’s secondary characterssecondary to Writing was always secondary to spending time with my family.be of secondary importance/be a secondary consideration Cost is the important thing – any benefits for the user are a secondary consideration.► see thesaurus at
unimportant
—secondarily adverb
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