tertiary
adjective /ˈtɜːʃəri/
/ˈtɜːrʃieri/
- third in order, rank or importance
第三的；第三位的；第三级的 - the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services)
第三产业部门
WordfinderTopics Educationc2- course
- distance learning
- education
- exam
- further education
- graduate
- higher education
- qualification
- study
- tertiary
Collocations DictionaryTertiary is used with these nouns:- care
- college
- education
- …
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’. - the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services)