secondary

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈsekəndri/

/ˈsekənderi/

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[only before noun] connected with teaching children of 11–18 years
- secondary teachers
- the secondary curriculum
compare elementary, primary, tertiary
less important than something else
- That is just a secondary consideration.
- Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance.
- secondary to something Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.
- After a while, his writing became secondary to his celebrity.
- Forests are secondary in importance only to the oceans in their effects on the earth.
- The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere.
[usually before noun] happening as a result of something else
- a secondary infection
- a secondary effect
- a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours)
- a secondary outcome
Topics Change, cause and effectb2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’.

单词	secondary
释义	secondary adjective OPAL W /ˈsekəndri/ /ˈsekənderi/ jump to other results [only before noun] connected with teaching children of 11–18 years secondary teachers the secondary curriculum compare elementary, primary, tertiary less important than something else That is just a secondary consideration. Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. secondary to something Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming. After a while, his writing became secondary to his celebrity. Forests are secondary in importance only to the oceans in their effects on the earth. The characters and plot become secondary to the setting and atmosphere. [usually before noun] happening as a result of something else a secondary infection a secondary effect a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours) a secondary outcome Topics Change, cause and effectb2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’.
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