读音

/ˈsekən.dɛri/

释义

• 形容词: 第二的，次要的，辅助的。例如: “The secondary education system focuses on preparing students for college.”
• 名词: 辅助的，次要的事物。例如: “The secondary school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities.”

短语

• “secondary source” 指的是次要的信息来源，如评论或历史著作，而非原始资料。
• “secondary market” 在金融领域指的是股票、债券等证券的交易市场，不同于初次发行的市场。

例句

• 形容词: “In the play, the secondary characters often provide comic relief.”
• 名词: “Investors trade stocks on the secondary market after they are initially sold in the primary market.”

同义词

• subordinate
• ancillary
• supporting
• minor
• auxiliary