secondary
adjective
uk/ˈsek.ən.dri/us/ˈsek.ən.der.i/secondaryadjective(LESS IMPORTANT)
lessimportantthanrelatedthings:
次要的Herhealthis whatmatters- thecostof thetreatmentis of secondaryimportance.她的健康是最重要的,治疗费用是其次的。
The need forsecrecyis secondarytothe need to takeimmediateaction.即刻行动起来比保守秘密更重要。
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
- petty
- piddling
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- subordinate
- trifling
- valueless
secondaryadjective(COMING AFTER)
developingfrom somethingsimilarthatexistedearlier:
继发的;间接的Thedrugis not veryeffectiveagainstAIDS, though it may be used totreatsecondaryviralinfections.这药虽然可以用来治疗继发性病毒感染,但对治疗艾滋病本身不是很有效。
You can't just rely on secondarysourcesforyourresearchinto herlifehistory- you ought tolookatprimarysourcessuch as herlettersanddiaries.你研究她的生平不能单靠二手资料,你应该查找原始资料,如她的信件和日记。
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- gone
- heel
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prior
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- wake
secondaryadjective(EDUCATION)
B1[before noun]mainlyUK
relatingto theeducationofchildrenapproximatelybetween theagesof 11 and 18yearsold:
中学的secondaryeducation中等教育
Theyreceivestatemoneytotrainsecondaryteachers.
See also
secondary school
- In somecountriessecondaryeducationis notuniversallyavailable.
- The last tenyearshaveseenatransformationin secondaryeducation.
- Maths andsciencesecondaryteachersare in highdemand.
- HeattendedPuerto Rico'sprestigiousJesuitSeminary, at thattimethe island's only secondaryinstitution.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- homeschooler
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- nursery
- scholarship
- special educational needs
- VLE
- vocationally