| 释义 |
Adjective: secondhand `sekun'hand- 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 car"
- used
Adverb: secondhand `sekun'hand- By indirect means
"I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
Noun: second hand sekund hand- An intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand'
"he could learn at second hand from books" - Hand marking seconds on a timepiece
- seconds hand
Adverb: second hand sekund hand- From a source of previously owned goods
"I prefer to buy second hand"
Derived forms: seconds hand, second hands See also: old, secondary Type of: go-between, hand, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator Encyclopedia: Second hand Secondhand |