| 单词 | secondary |
| 释义 | secondary adj. & n. --adj 1. coming after or next below what is primary. 2. derived from or depending on or supplementing what is primary. 3. (of education, a school, etc.) for those who have had primary education, usu. from 11 to 18 years. 4. Electr. a (of a cell or battery) having a reversible chemical reaction and therefore able to store energy. b denoting a device using electromagnetic induction, esp. a transformer. --n (pl. -ies) 1. a secondary thing. 2. a secondary device or current. Phrases and idioms secondary colour the result of mixing two primary colours. secondary feather a feather growing from the second joint of a bird's wing. secondary picketing the picketing of premises of a firm not otherwise involved in the dispute in question. secondary planet a satellite of a planet (cf. primary planet). secondary sexual characteristics those distinctive of one sex but not directly related to reproduction. Derivatives secondarily adv. secondariness n. Etymology: ME f. L secundarius (as SECOND(1)) |
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