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单词 thirdhand
释义

thirdhand

adjective

third·​hand ˈthərd-ˈhand How to pronounce thirdhand (audio)
1
: received from or through two intermediaries
thirdhand information
2
a
: acquired after being used by two previous owners
b
: dealing in thirdhand merchandise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In asserting that the death was murder, Dostoevsky’s daughter Lyubov had relied on thirdhand information. Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books, 15 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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