secondhand

secondhand读音音标

英 [\'sekənd\'hænd]

美 [\'sekəndhænd]

secondhand意思解释

adj.

旧的；

用过的；

二手的；

（消息、信息等）间接得来的

英英释义

adj.

derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand

\"a secondhand report\"; \"a secondhand account of a memory of something once read\"; \"most of our knowledge is secondhand\"

previously used or owned by another

\"bought a secondhand (or used) car\"

同义词：used

adv.

by indirect means

\"I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand\"; \"he prefers to buy secondhand\"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)He is in the secondhand car trade.他是从事二手车买卖的。So moon-light is only secondhand sunlight.所以月光仅是间接的阳光。The store deals in secondhand clothes.这家商店经营旧衣服。At a secondhand store I ran across the works of his early years.我在一家旧货店无意中碰到了他早年的作品.用作副词(adv.)I only heard about it secondhand.我是间接得到这个消息的。This is a book I bought secondhand years ago.这是我几年前买的一本旧书。