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单词 second hand
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
previously owned or used
a stack of second-hand books
Synonyms
used
Would you buy a used car from this man?
old
handed down
hand-me-down (informal)
Most of the children wore hand-me-down clothes.
nearly new
pre-owned
reach-me-down (informal)
preloved (slang)
(adjective) 
Definition
not from an original source or one's own experience
second-hand information
Synonyms
secondary
There was evidence of secondary tumours.
derivative
their dull, derivative debut album
indirect
They are feeling the indirect effects of the recession elsewhere.
rehashed
unoriginal
(adverb) 
Definition
not directly or from one's own experience
Synonyms
indirectly
He'd heard, indirectly, that I was a major opponent of their plan.
on the grapevine (informal)
at second-hand

Additional synonyms

in the sense of derivative
Definition
based on other sources
their dull, derivative debut album
Synonyms
unoriginal,
copied,
second-hand,
rehashed,
imitative,
plagiarized,
uninventive,
plagiaristic
in the sense of hand-me-down
Most of the children wore hand-me-down clothes.
Synonyms
cast-off,
used,
second-hand,
worn,
inherited,
passed on,
handed down,
reach-me-down (informal),
preloved (slang)
in the sense of indirect
Definition
done or caused by someone or something else
They are feeling the indirect effects of the recession elsewhere.
Synonyms
related,
accompanying,
secondary,
subsidiary,
contingent,
collateral,
incidental,
unintended,
ancillary,
concomitant

Nearby words of
second-hand

  • second childhood
  • second to none
  • second-class
  • second-hand
  • second-in-command
  • second-rate
  • secondary

Synonyms of 'second-hand'

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