late 14c., from Latin secundarius "pertaining to the second class, inferior," from secundus (see second (adj.)). Of colors, from 1831; of education, from 1809. Of sex characteristics from 1780. Opposed to primary or principal. Related: Secondarily.
权威例句
1. More than five-thousand secondary school students have been expelled for cheating.
5,000多名中学生因为作弊被开除。
2. He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.
他患有肾癌,还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。
3. One in four pupils leaving secondary school can't read or write properly.
中学毕业生中有1/4的人读写有问题。
4. The secondary current sets up a magnetic field inside the tube.
二次电流在管子内部会产生磁场。
5. Entrance to universities and senior secondary schools was restricted.
进入大学或高中的资格受到限制。
词语辨析
【minor, inferior, secondary, subordinate】
这组词都有“次等”的意思,其区别是:
minor: a较少的,较小的,较次要的,常含有轻微的但并非不重要的意思。
• We agreed on everything in the contract, even minor points. 我们对合同中的一切问题,甚至是细枝末节都达成了一致。
inferior: a.次等的,较劣的,差的,当"下级"讲时,强调职位的高低;当"次等"讲时,指素质、质量等的低劣。
• Most wine from Switzerland is inferior to wine from France. 产于瑞士的葡萄酒多数要比法国的差。
secondary: a.第二等的,次要的,强调在重要性或顺序上处于第二位。
• My job is of secondary importance to my health. 我的工作比起身体来说不那么重要。
subordinate: a.次要的,从属的,下级的,强调主次地位或支配和隶属的关系。
• He was always friendly to his subordinate officers. 她对下级官员一向和蔼可亲。