| 单词 | secondhand |
| 释义 | secondhand adjective,adverb[not gradable] (alsosecond-hand)us/ˈsek·əndˈhænd/secondhandadjective,adverb[not gradable](OWNED BEFORE)ownedor used in the past by someoneelse: a secondhandcar Iboughtit second-hand at thatbookstoreon ElmStreet. secondhandadjective,adverb[not gradable](LEARNED INDIRECTLY)learnedorheardabout from someoneelseratherthandirectlyfrom thepersoninvolved: She said she hadheardsecond-handreportsofofficerssleepingon thejob. Examplesofsecondhandsecondhand A man dressed in asecondhandovercoat, in a used and worn out suit, a man whose face no longer had any human characteristics. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet these sources are used little, and then usually atsecondhand, and some illustrations are curiously chosen. From theCambridge English Corpus In sum, across the five representative questions examined here, the inclusion of evidentials projects interviewees' responses as involving indirect,secondhandknowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus I can waste hours in a record shop -secondhandor new. From theCambridge English Corpus I think it is a disgrace that old people have to buysecondhandclothes in charity shops. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, he returns to the role ofsecondhandtrade in local networks. From theCambridge English Corpus I had had some ideas of writing and had bought myself asecondhandtypewriter. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem is exacerbated by the fact that in many cases the forms being discussed are (at least)secondhand, from another analysis of the data. From theCambridge English Corpus It was to be built ofsecondhandrailway sleepers cantilevering out of a reinforced concrete wall. From theCambridge English Corpus I could not stake my soul's destiny upon a faith received atsecondhand, or on mere probabilities. From theCambridge English Corpus Yazd and other provincial cities are therefore examples ofsecondhandforeign influence, which has been channeled through the capital. From theCambridge English Corpus There can be subtypes of reported evidentials: there are kinds that describe 'secondhandevidence'; 'third-hand evidence'; 'evidence from folklore'; and so forth. From theCambridge English Corpus The language of the displaced self or the dissolved ego is alreadysecondhand. From theCambridge English Corpus It should be noted that this was asecondhandreport. From theCambridge English Corpus Broad-based, internally consistent survey responses in a country are likely to be a reflection of personal orsecondhandexperiences (the experiences of people whom one personally knows). From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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