second-rateadj.n.

Etymology: See rate n.¹ 12a, 12b

A. adj.

Of the second ‘rate’ (said of ships). Hence, Of the second class in point of quality or excellence; usually in vaguer (depreciative) sense. Not first-rate, of only moderate quality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > second best

next best1423

secondary1428

second best1439

secondc1440

secondar1474

second-rate1669

second line1797

second-class1837

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] > second- or third-rate

second-rate1669

third-rate1814

secondary1827

bum1878

low-grade1878

off-brand1929

pound shop1989

1669 Sir G. Downing in St. Papers Dom. 1668–9 (1894) 286 A second-rate ship.

1748 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 May (1966) II. 401 Any of the second rate Theatres in London.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. ii. 15 The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations.

1875 J. Ruskin Lect. Art (ed. 2) i. 20 The severe exclusion of all second-rate, superfluous, or even attractively varied examples.

B. n.

1. Nautical. A war-vessel of the second rate (see rate n.¹ 12).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > class of war vessels > vessel of a certain class > specific

first rate1659

third-rate1666

second-rate1679

five-rater1887

1679 London Gaz. No. 1442/4 There are now two Second-rates upon the Stocks.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xxvii. 243 This he had procured by his interest at the Navy-office; as also another [warrant] for himself, by virtue of which he was removed into a second rate.

2. transferred. A person or thing of inferior class.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [noun] > second rate

secondarya1616

second best1708

second-rate1799

second-rater1826

1799 Monthly Rev. 30 95 We still think that she [a lady novelist] ranks, with a degree of respect, as a ‘second-rate’.

1804 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 518 With reference to these poets, I place Dryden at the head of the second-rates.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 10 Oct. 2/3 We look upon him [Sardou] as a second-rate who might have been almost first-rate had he been sincere.

Derivatives

second-rateness n. (also second-ratedness) the quality of being second-rate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [noun] > quality of being second rate or secondary

secondariness1687

second-rateness1865

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] > quality of being second-rate

second-rateness1865

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 219 She forgot the old feeling of failure and of second-rate-ness; she found herself of consequence.

1891 G. H. Kingsley in Field 10 Jan. 39/2 Some have to be contented with the second ratedness of a swirly hole, as against the profundity of Lake Superior.

1905 G. B. Shaw Irrational Knot p. xiii This consoles us for the undeniable secondrateness of the people we do know.

1945 R. A. Knox God & Atom vi. 84 We tacitly acknowledged in ourselves a kind of moral second-rateness which served as an excuse for low standards.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Dec. 1576/4 The second-rateness of Douglas (but to be second-rate is to be next to first-rate).

second-rater n. one who or something which is second-rate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [noun] > second rate

secondarya1616

second best1708

second-rate1799

second-rater1826

1826 T. Hood Backing Favourite 33 The second-raters seemed then a safer hit.

1916 E. Pound Lett. (1971) 87 Virgil is a second-rater, a Tennysonianized version of Homer.

1955 M. McCarthy Charmed Life (1956) i. 22 All the beached failures and second-raters of the twenties.

1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Apr. 481/2 His adamant opposition to American participation in Hitler's war damned him conclusively, for me, as a mean-minded second-rater or worse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	second-rate
释义	second-rateadj.n. Etymology: See rate n.¹ 12a, 12b A. adj. Of the second ‘rate’ (said of ships). Hence, Of the second class in point of quality or excellence; usually in vaguer (depreciative) sense. Not first-rate, of only moderate quality. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > second best next best1423 secondary1428 second best1439 secondc1440 secondar1474 second-rate1669 second line1797 second-class1837 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] > second- or third-rate second-rate1669 third-rate1814 secondary1827 bum1878 low-grade1878 off-brand1929 pound shop1989 1669 Sir G. Downing in St. Papers Dom. 1668–9 (1894) 286 A second-rate ship. 1748 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 May (1966) II. 401 Any of the second rate Theatres in London. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. ii. 15 The Laird himself was one of those second-rate sort of persons, that are to be found frequently in rural situations. 1875 J. Ruskin Lect. Art (ed. 2) i. 20 The severe exclusion of all second-rate, superfluous, or even attractively varied examples. B. n. 1. Nautical. A war-vessel of the second rate (see rate n.¹ 12). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > class of war vessels > vessel of a certain class > specific first rate1659 third-rate1666 second-rate1679 five-rater1887 1679 London Gaz. No. 1442/4 There are now two Second-rates upon the Stocks. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xxvii. 243 This he had procured by his interest at the Navy-office; as also another [warrant] for himself, by virtue of which he was removed into a second rate. 2. transferred. A person or thing of inferior class. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [noun] > second rate secondarya1616 second best1708 second-rate1799 second-rater1826 1799 Monthly Rev. 30 95 We still think that she [a lady novelist] ranks, with a degree of respect, as a ‘second-rate’. 1804 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 518 With reference to these poets, I place Dryden at the head of the second-rates. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 10 Oct. 2/3 We look upon him [Sardou] as a second-rate who might have been almost first-rate had he been sincere. Derivatives second-rateness n. (also second-ratedness) the quality of being second-rate. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [noun] > quality of being second rate or secondary secondariness1687 second-rateness1865 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [noun] > quality of being second-rate second-rateness1865 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 219 She forgot the old feeling of failure and of second-rate-ness; she found herself of consequence. 1891 G. H. Kingsley in Field 10 Jan. 39/2 Some have to be contented with the second ratedness of a swirly hole, as against the profundity of Lake Superior. 1905 G. B. Shaw Irrational Knot p. xiii This consoles us for the undeniable secondrateness of the people we do know. 1945 R. A. Knox God & Atom vi. 84 We tacitly acknowledged in ourselves a kind of moral second-rateness which served as an excuse for low standards. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Dec. 1576/4 The second-rateness of Douglas (but to be second-rate is to be next to first-rate). second-rater n. one who or something which is second-rate. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [noun] > second rate secondarya1616 second best1708 second-rate1799 second-rater1826 1826 T. Hood Backing Favourite 33 The second-raters seemed then a safer hit. 1916 E. Pound Lett. (1971) 87 Virgil is a second-rater, a Tennysonianized version of Homer. 1955 M. McCarthy Charmed Life (1956) i. 22 All the beached failures and second-raters of the twenties. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Apr. 481/2 His adamant opposition to American participation in Hitler's war damned him conclusively, for me, as a mean-minded second-rater or worse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.n.1669
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