secondary /'sekәndәri/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
• (adj.) being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
• (adj.) depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

Chinese translation

• a. 中级的, 中等的, 次要的, 第二的, 从属的, 辅助的
• [化] 仲(指CH-3...CH(CH-3)-型支链烃基或指二元胺及R-2CHOH型的醇); 第二

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / noun

Pronunciation

/'sekәndәri/

Syllables

4

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.53 · Rare

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Related words

second · secondly · secondhand

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