secondary是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 less important than related things -- 次要的

  • Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance. 她的健康是最重要的，治療費用是其次。

  • The need for secrecy is secondary to the need to take immediate action. 立即採取行動比保守秘密更重要。

• 1 developing from something similar that existed earlier -- 繼發的；間接的

  • The drug is not very effective against AIDS, though it may be used to treat secondary viral infections. 這藥雖然可以用來治療復發性病毒感染，但對治療愛滋病本身不是很有效。

  • You can't just rely on secondary sources for your research into her life history - you ought to look at primary sources such as her letters and diaries. 你研究她的生平不能單靠二手資料，你應該查找原始資料，如她的信件和日記。

• 2 relating to the education of children approximately between the ages of 11 and 18 years old -- 中學的

  • secondary education 中等教育

  • UK Marcus has just started at secondary school. 馬庫斯剛開始上中學。