| 单词 | secondary |
| 释义 | secondary —secondarily /sek"euhn der'euh lee, sek'euhn dair"-/, adv. —secondariness, n. /sek"euhn der'ee/, adj., n., pl. secondaries. adj. 1. next after the first in order, place, time, etc. 2. belonging or pertaining to a second order, division, stage, period, rank, grade, etc. 3. derived or derivative; not primary or original: secondary sources of historical research. 4. of minor or lesser importance; subordinate; auxiliary. 5. of or pertaining to secondary schools. 6. Chem. a. involving or obtained by the replacement of two atoms or groups. b. noting or containing a carbon atom united to two other carbon atoms in a chain or ring molecule. 7. Elect. noting or pertaining to the current induced by a primary winding or to the winding in which the current is induced in an induction coil, transformer, or the like. 8. Geol. noting or pertaining to a mineral produced from another mineral by decay, alteration, or the like. 9. Gram. a. derived. b. derived from a word that is itself a derived word: a secondary derivative. c. having reference to past time; noting or pertaining to a past tense: the Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit secondary tenses. Cf. primary (def. 13). 10. Ornith. pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers on the second segment of a bird's wing. 11. Ling. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a secondary accent: secondary stress. n. 12. a person or thing that is secondary. 13. a subordinate, assistant, deputy, or agent. 14. Elect. a winding in a transformer or the like in which a current is induced by a primary winding. 15. Ornith. a secondary feather. 16. Football. the defensive unit that lines up behind the linemen. 17. Ling. See secondary accent. [1350-1400; ME < L secundarius. See SECOND1, -ARY] Syn. 4. alternate, subsidiary, backup. |
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