secondarily
adverb
uk/ˌsek.ənˈde.rəl.i/us/ˌsek.ənˈder.əl.i/in a way that is lessimportantthanrelatedthings:
Patients'psychologicalneedsare oftenconsideredsecondarily if at all.
Greatbreadisprimarilyaresultofdoughtechniqueand only secondarily ofoventechnique.
as aresultof something thatexistedorhappenedearlier:
继发地;间接地Ifleftalone,spotswillhealwithoutscarring, but if theybecomesecondarilyinfectedbybacteria,scarringispossible.如果不加处理,斑点会愈合而不留疤痕,但如果继发感染细菌,就有可能留下疤痕。
Considerabledoubtexistsas to whetherdeliriumtremens isdirectlyor secondarily theresultofalcoholicpoisoning.至于震颤性谵妄是否直接或间接由酒精中毒引致,则存在相当大的疑问。
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- Thefunctionof abaseboardis tocoverthejointbetween thewalland thefloor, and secondarily toprotectthewallfromscuffing.
- Theinitiativeisintendedtokeepmorefirefighterson thejob, doingtheirjobswell and, secondarily, tosavethecitymoney.
- By thistimemany otherpeoplewould be secondarilyinfected, and a full‐scaleepidemiccouldoccur.
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piddling
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- subordinate
- valueless
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