secondhand

英['sekənd'hænd] 美['sekəndhænd]
  • adj. 二手的;间接的;古旧的;做旧货买卖的
  • adv. 间接地;作为旧货地
CET4 TEM4
Adjective:
  1. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand;

    "a secondhand report"
    "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"
    "most of our knowledge is secondhand"

  2. previously used or owned by another;

    "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

Adverb:
  1. by indirect means;

    "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"
    "he prefers to buy secondhand"

1. They cost nine pounds new, three pounds secondhand.
新的9英镑,旧的3英镑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Others donated secondhand clothes.
其他人捐赠了一些旧衣服。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I bought a secondhand chair which is as good as new.
我买了一把二手货椅子,它如同新的一样.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He happened on the book in a secondhand bookstore.
他在旧书店里偶然发现了这本书.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. They sell new and secondhand computers.
他们卖新电脑和二手电脑.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is in the secondhand car trade.
      他是从事二手车买卖的。
    2. So moon-light is only secondhand sunlight.
      所以月光仅是间接的阳光。
    3. The store deals in secondhand clothes.
      这家商店经营旧衣服。
    4. At a secondhand store I ran across the works of his early years.
      我在一家旧货店无意中碰到了他早年的作品.
    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. I only heard about it secondhand.
      我是间接得到这个消息的。
    2. This is a book I bought secondhand years ago.
      这是我几年前买的一本旧书。