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词汇 secondary
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secondary

adjective
 OPAL W
/ˈsekəndri/
/ˈsekənderi/
  1.  
    [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
  2.  
    less important than something 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。
    • 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人。
    • Forests are secondary in importance only to the oceans in their effects on the earth.森林对地球的影响仅次于海洋。
    • 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。
  3.  
    [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
  4. 词源late 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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